Auto-VirtualBox!

[David McNally]

Hi again!

VBoxManage startvm "Windows XP" worked perfectly! Thank you!

It took a little while to find out where to actually run that, and the first
time I tried it I forgot the quotes around "Windows XP", but I was able to
successfully boot up Ubuntu and put the username and password in the Ubuntu
login screen and do nothing until XP loaded up perfectly.

On the other hand, there was one problem. I have the VirtualBox Guest
Additions installed, and I'm having it boot up in fullscreen. However, when
I get to the login screen, it is not in fullscreen. Instead, it is centered
in the screen and it's about 800 by 600, and the rest of the screen is just
black. I can fix this by pressing Host + F twice, but this seems like I'm
just making a stupid mistake. It's really not a big problem, but I feel like
there's probably a very easy fix.

If anyone knows, please let me know.

Thanks in advance,
David

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Tihomir Plachkov <
tihomir.plachkov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> I don't have VBox installed but try executing:
>
> VBoxManage startvm "exact-name-of-your-virtual-machine"
>
> If it launches good put that in a start up script.
>
> You might want to install also Virtualbox guest additions for a full screen
> VM and common cursor without pressing the right ctrl+F.
>
> Greetings
>
> Tish
>
> 2009/8/25 David McNally <david3333333 at gmail.com>
>
>>  Hi! I know that's a weird subject, but this is a weird question.
>>
>> I'm setting up our new Ubuntu computer for me and my sister to use. I've
>> set up our accounts. My dad says he wants me to have it dual-boot Windows
>> XP. I tried to set it up, but I needed too many driver downloads and
>> restarts and everything, so I just decided to put it in VirtualBox.
>>
>> Problem: my dad isn't good with Ubuntu yet (still using Windows XP on
>> company computer). I decided to make it easy for him to login - but I'm not
>> sure how to get this to work.
>>
>> Here's what I want to do: I've set up three accounts in Ubuntu: one for
>> me, one for my sister, and one just for the Windows XP VirtualBox. When I'm
>> done, my plan is that he can just sit at the login screen, click on "Windows
>> XP VirtualBox" (which is the name of the account), and it will login, run
>> VirtualBox as a startup program, and the automatically boot XP in fullscreen
>> with no clicking or typing on his part between the login screen for Ubuntu
>> and the login screen for XP.
>>
>> I also don't want the VBox account to need a password. Our computer is
>> pretty secure, and no one cares about what my dad's printing (I've set up
>> the printer for the XP VBox and Ubuntu, he just prefers to use XP).
>>
>> And, yes, I've already tried to convince him to just use Ubuntu. But I'm
>> probably going to need to use that XP VBox at one point or another in the
>> future, so I need to install it anyway.
>>
>> So, does anyone know how to not require passwords in Ubuntu or have VBox
>> automatically boot XP in fullscreen mode when it loads?
>>
>> Thanks A LOT in advance,
>> David!
>>
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