cant play videos

Discussions related to using VirtualBox on Windows hosts.
Post Reply
varan
Posts: 2
Joined: 27. Mar 2013, 19:41

cant play videos

Post by varan »

hi.
host: windows 8
guest: windows 7
problem:
when i open a video (flv,mp4,mkv) in the guest-system the vlc-player closes without a message.
(same problem with windows media plaer. (klite-pack is installed))
does someone know how to fix that?
mpack
Site Moderator
Posts: 39134
Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: cant play videos

Post by mpack »

Enable 2D acceleration and install Guest Additions. See user manual for details.
varan
Posts: 2
Joined: 27. Mar 2013, 19:41

Re: cant play videos

Post by varan »

already installed guest additions (with 3d acceleration) and activated both
Post Reply