** Reply to message from Gregory Nowak <g...@gregn.net> on Sat, 13 Apr 2013
23:01:42 -0700
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 09:39:39PM -0400, Bob Wyatt wrote:
> > Have uninstalled and reinstalled VirtualBox 4.2.12 with the extension
> > pack...
> > Still can't see how to load the guest additions in a Windows guest.
> > There isn't an ISO to mount, and as I wrote below, it just adds .dlls and
> > 'doc' type files in Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\Extensions\{version}.
> >
> > Should I be setting a share to this from the guest, and specify that
> > location for driver updates in the guest?
> > The 'Help' doesn't seem to address these questions... nor the
> > documentation...
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bob W
>
> The above showed up in my inbox after I sent my first reply, so
> disregard that. The simplest way to mount the guest additions iso
> inside the guest is to press hostkey+d. On my windows 7 home premium
> host, the guest additions iso is at:
>
> C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
>
> Greg
>
On my Mac I just go to the VBox menu item Devices and choose install Guest
Additions. That's all there is to it. It already knows where the ISO is. Just
follow the prompts as it runs.
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