Comments on: Install VirtualBox Guest Additions for Windows 7

By: Ludovico

Ludovico — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:38:35 +0000

I actually found the problem of the tools bar, which is not showed up.
But you can call with HOST+D the launch of the VB GuestAdditions instalation. After installing everything went ok.

By: fred astaire

fred astaire — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:59:03 +0000

“Mike says:
July 30, 2009 at 9:52 pm

For me it also worked with the beta and the latest version of Virtualbo.”

Indeed… this article is a complete waste of time. Something’s wrong with the author, not VirtualBox or Win7.

By: fred astaire

fred astaire — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:56:54 +0000

Oh, and aside from that, I don’t understand the point of this story. At all.

I’m running Virtual Box. Latest version, 3.02. Installed Win7 RC on it about a week ago, and had zero problems installing the guest additions. No workarounds, no hacks, it just worked.

Sounds more to me like somebody didn’t know what they were doing on their install and decided to write a story about it.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:52:03 +0000

For me it also worked with the beta and the latest version of Virtualbo.

By: fred astaire

fred astaire — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:51:59 +0000

“The trick for installing Guest Additions in Window 7 is to trick it into thinking it’s being installed in Vista. While Vista is running click on the Devices menu and select Install Guest Additions.”

Typo? “While Vista is running”? Aren’t we in Windows 7 in the VM here?

By: Jack Wallen

Jack Wallen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:29:05 +0000

inthewayboy: that’s great news. but for those of us who only have a beta of 7 – this is most likely necessary. i had to do this for the most recent version of VirtualBox – but it was a beta release of Windows 7. i’m assuming it is because you are not using a beta.

By: inthewayboy

inthewayboy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:49:42 +0000

Installing Windows 7 x64 RTM on VIrtualBox 3.0.2 required no compatibility configuration…looks like they got it licked!