Installing Guest Additions problems

[kevinh]

I have just installed windows 7 onto my macbook, the screen resolution will not properly adjust nor am i able to access any shared files. I am also trying to install a GIS program however the disk will not appear in windows. From other posts I have read that I need to install guest additions, however whenever I click to install guest additions nothing happens. can anyone help me with this?

[stefan.becker]

Go to Computer, install it directly from dvd. Autostart has been disabled from MS in newer versions to protect against a virus like conficker.

[aoreyes]

I cannot install guest additions version 4.2.6. r82870.
clicking on menu does not work and Windows 7 professional is working on an improper way, very slowly.
Any idea how to install it?
Regards

[rpmurray]

Go to Settings and change the number of CPUs for the guest to 1.

[aoreyes]

Go to Settings and change the number of CPUs for the guest to 1.

It did not work either. I will reinstall VB in a few days.
Thanks anyway.

[stefan.becker]

Have you checked my first post in this thread? I think not.

[thewiz]

Go to Computer, install it directly from dvd. Autostart has been disabled from MS in newer versions to protect against a virus like conficker.

What is "it"?
Win7 or VirtualBox Guest additions?

[noteirak]

The guest additions.
Windows 7 has its CD/DVD autostart disabled by default, for security reason. You manually need to go to your CD/DVD drive and start the install yourself.