[ubuntu-us-nm] VirtualBox

Michael F. Rimbert mrimbert at ubuntu.com
Tue Feb 17 17:23:20 GMT 2009


Michael,

Joe initially replied to you with questions, to which you never
replied.  Your best bet for getting further comments and suggestions
is to follow up on the replies that you do get, especially when
further clarification is asked for.

Thanks,
Mike

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Michael Lowery <micklskot at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, for a group that wants to promote Linux to new users, I really can't
> understand why no one has responded with any comments/suggestions about my
> question.  I guess we're just all too busy.  I was finally able to figure it
> out on my own, but that's only because I'm not a complete newbie.
>
> Just for information, the fix was to install the Virtual Box 'additions' to
> get the mouse to work properly.  I now have Windows XP SP3, and Solaris 10
> running as guests.
>
> Thanks.....
>
> --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Michael Lowery <micklskot at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Michael Lowery <micklskot at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: VirtualBox
> To: ubuntu-us-nm at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7:28 AM
>
> BTW, this is the latest version of VirtualBox, so I follwed the instructions
> from their website to install.  From what I understand, the one in the
> repository is outdated.
>
> --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Michael Lowery <micklskot at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Michael Lowery <micklskot at yahoo.com>
> Subject: VirtualBox
> To: ubuntu-us-nm at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7:27 AM
>
> I've installed Virtual Box on my Acer Aspire laptop and have successfully
> installed XP SP3 as a guest operating system.  From what I can tell,
> everything works except the mouse when I click in the XP window.  I've
> searched around, but haven't found any instructions on a fix.  I was up till
> 2:00 am last night trying to get it to work.
>
> If you all have any ideas, I certainly appreciate the help.  I'm running
> Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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