On 1/28/07, Michael Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glenn, > > Do you (the user that starts vbox) have permissions rw permissions on the > shared folder directories on the host? I have been using them from day 1 > without issues. The guest is vanilla XP, no SP or updates.
Yes, I have rw permission on the share. > Not sure if it makes a difference, but I had already setup a samba share for > the directories I setup as shared folders. > > You can also share a USB drive or stick. Just cannot see it in the host and > guest at the same time (same for CDs). The problem(s) with that is I have to remember to unmount it from the host and then unplug/replug to get it recognized by the host after closing down the guest. In the case of a Windows guest then I have to have a Windows compatible file system on the USB drive, which is something I may not want. -- Glenn Johnson _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
