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Hey guys,


I have a guest Windows XP installed on VirtualBox on a host Ubuntu. When I access it via RDP it opens ok, but when I open any window (or any component for the matter), the screen part where that Window opened goes weird. Like if I had a wrong refresh rate. :-S

The same happens when accessing from a Windows box.

Any ideas of what it could be?

Thanks,


Vic.

Anyone has a take on this?

I've also noticed that the problem is present when using a Windows remote desktop client or gnome's TSclient. The connection is however ok when using KDE remote desktop client (krdc).

I was able to replicate problem in two machines. Both have VirtualBox 1.5.6 and Compiz disabled.


Vic.

Hallo,

I also encountered the above problem. When connecting to the virtualbox over network from a windows xp via mstsc, the desktop is not updated correctly. Only the areas im active become refreshed (buttons highlight when hoover or when a menu opens). This behaviour leads to desktop with many fractals of different animations (tooltips are not cleaned and window animations are kept on the screen).

Everything works fine when using rdesktop.

The virtual system is running on a Fedora Core 7 and is a Fedora Core 7. VirtualBox has the version 1.5.6.

Has anyone found a solution for this problem?

Regards,
Torsten

The problem on mine is actually that's not refreshing. So if I open a new Window the window does not refresh properly and I cannot see the components in that window.

Hi!

My problem went away, when starting the vm headless. Im now using the command:

VBoxManage startvm <name> -type vrdp

Hope it helps,
Torsten

slompf wrote:Hi!

My problem went away, when starting the vm headless. Im now using the command:

VBoxManage startvm <name> -type vrdp

Hope it helps,
Torsten

I just tried it on my machine and it ddn't work. Thanks for posting it thou!!