Using shared folders and drag 'n drop in VBox 5.0
Posted: 15. Jul 2015, 22:31
I've just installed VBox on a new Windows 8.1 laptop (soon to become Win 10). I need to run certain 16-bit programs, so I used VBox 5.0 to create a virtual WinXP installation. It seems to work well! I also installed the Extensions Pack for version 5, which I assume is a new name for the Guest Additions. But I can't get interaction between the host and the guest working as I hoped:
1. I can't access shared folders from my WinXP VM.
2. drag 'n drop doesn't work between the Win 8.1 desktop and the WinXP VM.
Perhaps I have missed something obvious but I can't figure it out. I spent a few hours looking through the VBox documentation and I couldn't find an answer. Can anyone suggest what I need to do to get these things working?
regards, Vic (aka Boops boops on other forums)
1. I can't access shared folders from my WinXP VM.
2. drag 'n drop doesn't work between the Win 8.1 desktop and the WinXP VM.
Perhaps I have missed something obvious but I can't figure it out. I spent a few hours looking through the VBox documentation and I couldn't find an answer. Can anyone suggest what I need to do to get these things working?
regards, Vic (aka Boops boops on other forums)