On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 6:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have Linux as HOST and WindowsXP as GUEST... wanted to add a virtual > disk to the guest system, created it and added it as PRIMARY SLAVE but > windows does not show it in MyPC browser, just C: and D:[dvdrom] > > The strange part is that if I go to the HARDWARE MANAGER it shows *2* hard > disks as VBOX HARDDISK, in the VirtualBox status bar where appear the HDD, > CD/DVD, Floppy, USB, Network, etc. if I place the mouse over the HDD icon > it shows: > > Primary Master: .../WindowsXP.vdi > Primary Slave: .../VirtualDisk.vdi > > So, if it is correctly installed, it is recognized by the VBOX and it > appears in the hardware manager, why the hell windows does not show it as > D: or E: >
Because it is not formatted.. You have to the disk manager and format it.. > > It is not partitioned nor formatted, but when you plug a new disk to > windows it shows the drive although it is not formatted, you right click > the drive and select FORMAT. > > Have just upgraded to VBOX 2.0.4 and added the new virtual disk after the > upgrade. > > Thanks for any help > > > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users > -- -- "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." Sir Arthur C. Clarke
_______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
