My host is Windows 7 64 bit computer. My virtual machine is Windows Vista. All I'm getting is a little rectangle with the guest operating system inside that. Can not resize little rectangle window to full screen.
On reading docs about the Guest additions, it's not working. From inside the guest Vista system, clicking Devices - Insert Guest additions, nothing happens. No dialog window appears to select whatever file I'm suppose to select.
What am I doing wrong?
Windows Guest device manager not working
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superjacent
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
Chapter 4.2.1.Guest Additions for Windows. From paragraph 4.2.1.1:
A Windows guest should then automatically start the Guest Additions installer, which installs the Guest Additions into your Windows guest. Other guest operating systems (or if automatic start of software on CD is disabled) need manual start of the installer.
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superjacent
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
Thanks.
I don't understand why this aspect is so convoluted, why can't it just be a part of the install process (automatic) and be done with it. Anyway, all fixed.
Thanks.
I don't understand why this aspect is so convoluted, why can't it just be a part of the install process (automatic) and be done with it. Anyway, all fixed.
Thanks.
Steve
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
How can it be part of the install process? The guest OS doesn't exist when you install VirtualBox.
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superjacent
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
Yes, you are quite right, but what is preventing some automatic procedure after install of the operating system? In 99.99% of cases, if not 100% of cases, it's going to be done anyway.mpack wrote:How can it be part of the install process? The guest OS doesn't exist when you install VirtualBox.
Steve
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
That was tried years ago and it turns out that most "paying" customers didn't want it. Also there were issues that since there are so many different version, build, Etc of VirtualBox not to mention the amount of different guest OSes it was a nightmare to control and keep it working properly. There was also a security issue and one that I believe caused the demise of the automatic GA installs.
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superjacent
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Re: Windows Guest device manager not working
I thought there was probably some logical reason behind it.Perryg wrote:That was tried years ago and it turns out that most "paying" customers didn't want it. Also there were issues that since there are so many different version, build, Etc of VirtualBox not to mention the amount of different guest OSes it was a nightmare to control and keep it working properly. There was also a security issue and one that I believe caused the demise of the automatic GA installs.
Steve