> From: Bob Wyatt [mailto:bwyatt_...@comcast.net] > > I happened to have been able to fix the refusal to install in the host by > deleting C:\Program > Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\ExtensionPacks\{someversion}Uninst. > But when I open a virtual machine, it still reports the old version, and > there isn't an install option off the menu (Windows XP is the machine in > this case). > So I'm just confused how it even works, because it's just a bunch of .dll's > and various "doc"-type files... no installer, per se. > > There was some version back that I changed the machine gui guest additions > to be an iso file. > So you may be right - the only "sure" way may be to uninstall and > re-install.
I'm not sure if you're confusing two separate issues, or if you're just talking about two separate issues knowing full well that they are separate. The oracle extension pack is unrelated to guest additiions. The extension pack gives things like USB support and RDP console, and it's distributed under a license that isn't free for some purposes. The guest additions are part of the normal GPL virtualbox package, and they install drivers and utilities into the guest to accelerate the guest and provide other features such as time sync and folder sharing, etc. It sounds like you got past your extension pack problem, and now you're looking at guest additions. This couldn't be simpler. Forget about mounting any iso. Just click on Machine, and click on "Install Guest Additions." Virtualbox knows where the iso is (you don't need to know) and virtualbox inserts it into the guest for you. Depending on your guest configuration, the default behavior is to autostart the stuff on the CD, which launches the virtualbox guest additions installer. It's designed to be straightforward and brainless (most of the time, it performs as designed). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
