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Host: WinXP
Guest: WinXP

Hello,

I am new to VB. I have installed, though some things I didn't understand.

I want to activate windows like "n00b questions activating windows".
Answers for him are in linux, not helpful for me.

I have looked at the 9.13, but it doesn't have usage suggestions.

Where do I put the code, cmd? VirtualBox Control Panel? Guest? Host?

How do I get the guest to be able to acess the internet?

This Forum seems a little hectic.


Sum1

Hi, Sum1. The forum is a little hectic at the moment because we've had three S/W releases of VBox in less than three weeks. This isn't the normal state of affairs.

As far as MS is concerned XP over XP is two copies of XP. According to the supplier, Microsoft, you need to licence them separately. Depending on the install type you will either get prompted or not. If you are prompted and both XPs are using the smae key then you will ultimately need to explain yourself to the MS call centre.

This isn't really a VBox issue. It's one for you to resolve with MS. Sorry.

As for the Guest to access internet, easiest set up is use NAT networking. See the VirtualBox FAQ for any software like firewalls that might interfere with NAT packets.

Hello sasquatch,

Thank you for clearing up the activation question for me.

I guess I will have to set up a linux guest then.

So in configuring the virtual bios information, it is entered into the host?

How do I enter this information using the commands in section 9.13?

During setup I entered 2 names. Which one gets entered into "What goes here"?
Where can I double check the VM name?
Thanks for your help,

Sum1

The "what goes here" is, as it is stated in the manual, the name of your VM. If you have a VM called "Windows XP", you enter that name.

Thank you Sasquatch,

I am a little dense sometimes but glad your are being helpful.

When configuring, Do I enter the code into the CMD? CD to the directory of VB folders?

If you could give a short example that would be awesome!

Sum1

P.S.

Under details,
The general name is 91508640 and the name of the file is MyVM.vdi .
The names aren't that big of a deal. It's more understanding where to enter the info. Once I understand how to enter the code I can adjust.
So, I would first use the general name, 91508640.

Also, I am reading the manual. It explains great in some spots then cryptic in others, though most so far is not cryptic.

Also have multi copies of Windows XP, 3 to be exact so activation isn't an issue.

For Windows, you need to either be in the install folder where the vboxmanage program is in, or add an enviromental variable that points to that folder. After that, you can run the vboxmanage command with the switches you need.