Xavier Mas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > El Sunday 23 December 2007 09:45:46 zed escribió: > > I have an ASUS AMD 64 desktop computer running LinuxMINT v4.0. I have > > just installed Windows 2000 on Virtual Box. All works well other than: > > > > (a) when I mount the Floppy drive, Virtual Box will not load but times > > out with an error message. Sorry, I cannot remember what the message > > said :-( Is there a way to overcome this problem? > > > > (b) how do I mount the USB drive? Is it possible as there is nothing > > to indicate one in the VB set up. > > > > Neither of these problems are "life threatening", as I can always burn > > the items I want transferred to a CD but it would be nice to know that > > I'm not the only one having this problem. > > > > Regards from New Zealand on a very cool Sunday evening. > > > > Zed > > I have the same problem as you Zed. Though still have to find the solution > out going through the instruction manual, you can save your data in your > host system desktop through shared files installing guest additions first.
Yes, I have installed the guest additions and will adopt your suggestion and set up the shared files. > Recognition of USB ports (mass storage and printer, for instance) can be > also matter of usb file system permissions in the host system. Actually, > I need to solve that as can not use my inkjet printer. My Windows2000 > virtual box can't either recognise graphics card (Radeon 955). Have no got around to looking at printers yet! And, as far as I know my graphics card was recognised. > I let you know when have the solution. I would appreciate that. As you have probably guessed, all this is new to me. The only reason I am retaining Windows is because the genealogy program I use is written for that platform. It is a very pleasantly sunny Monday morning here, in New Zealand, with the prospect of a warm day. Zed -- zed _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
