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 <div class="gmail_quote">2009/8/25 David McNally <<a href="mailto:david3333333@gmail.com">david3333333@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 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! -- David McNally <a href="mailto:david3333333@gmail.com" target="_blank">david3333333@gmail.com</a> apt-get moo -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>