On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:48:18 +0200, you wrote: >On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:30:52 +0200 >Kees Nuyt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In windows XP it is best to install the VBox Guest Additions >> from a boot in Safe mode, [...] > > And why is that? I never ever did this and never had > any problems installing the guest editions on XP. > I have no knowlegde of Vista but on Windows7 it also > just worked.
Sometimes there seems to be a problem with getting drivers to (re-)install. That might be a weakness of the installer or the install scripts. The advice to install Guest Additions in Safe Mode is suggested often in the #vbox channel in irc.freenode.net. -- ( Kees Nuyt ) c[_] _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
