Tag Archives: VirtualBox

Running VirtualBox in Ubuntu

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Vincent Kong

To install VirtualBox in Ubuntu $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose To run VirtualBox type $ /usr/bin/VirtualBox VirtualBox in Xubuntu

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Virtual Machine Doesn’t Start in VirtualBox

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Vincent Kong

I had 2 occasions where my virtual machine couldn’t start.  The error message as similar to: Could not find a registered CD/DVD image with UUID {90780d30-7262-4296-9d45-b1fdf718e414}. Result Code: 0×80070057 Component: VirtualBox Interface: IVirtualBox {e1d95593-f579-4f47-b489-0b67181014e1} To fix the problem, edit the … Continue reading →

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Installing Guest Additions for VirtualBox

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Vincent Kong

When trying to maneuver inside the virtual machine display you would always need to click the mouse inside the VM display while hold down the host key (e.g. Right Ctrl) and vice-versa.  To get rid of this annoying procedure install … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Portable-VirtualBox

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Vincent Kong

Backup the current Portable-VirtualBox installation on your USB drive. e.g. G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox Download the latest version of Portable-VirtualBox and copy it into G:\PortableApps. Executing the downloaded file Portable-VirtualBox_v3.0.8-Starter_v4.0.0-Win_all.exe will bring up the dialog box below. Click on the “Download Installation file … Continue reading →

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Running Windows Within Windows

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Vincent Kong

A while back my workplace’s information security department decided to increase the security of our PCs.  The increase in security meant my computer was more locked down with some administration privileges removed, and was being very heavily monitored.  Not wanting … Continue reading →

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