Mac OS X - with a Windows XP guest OS

[drewsk]

Hi;

I have a good install of the latest Virtualbox (I think 4.3.18) - installed yesterday. In there I have installed Win XP. My problem is that XP says that media is disconnected. I have everything set to defaults - have tried e1000 (no go).

System is an older MacBook with a core 2 duo. O/S is 10.9.5

Trying to install XP (fully licensed) with office 2003 (also licensed).

I have tried everything I can think of - have to get passed this "media disconnected" issue with networking. Everything else looks fine. This is for a friend of mine working in a seniors home that has this older software. Any suggestions on making this work would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Drew.

[Perryg]

Moved to Mac host.

[loukingjr]

The default network settings for an XP guest, are NAT and under Advanced, PCnet-FAST III. You shouldn't have to change any network settings in the XP guest. So if the Mac is connected, the XP guest should be as well.