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    From pinnerite@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 21 17:43:31 2022
    I have just noticed that I cannot copy and paste from a Linux host to a virtual XP client under VirtualBox.

    I can with a virtual Win-10 client.

    Can it be done?

    TIA


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  • From Grant Taylor@21:1/5 to pinnerite on Mon Feb 21 11:26:40 2022
    On 2/21/22 10:43 AM, pinnerite wrote:
    I have just noticed that I cannot copy and paste from a Linux host
    to a virtual XP client under VirtualBox.

    Copying & pasting between host and guest usually requires guest tools /
    guest additions running in the guest OS.

    I can with a virtual Win-10 client.

    Can it be done?

    I would expect so.

    But I don't remember the last time I tried it to say with any certainty.



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  • From VanguardLH@21:1/5 to pinnerite on Mon Feb 21 14:57:11 2022
    pinnerite wrote:

    I have just noticed that I cannot copy and paste from a Linux host to a virtual XP client under VirtualBox.

    https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36500_01/E36502/html/qs-guest-additions.html

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  • From pinnerite@21:1/5 to Grant Taylor on Sat Feb 26 20:10:39 2022
    On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:26:40 -0700
    Grant Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2/21/22 10:43 AM, pinnerite wrote:
    I have just noticed that I cannot copy and paste from a Linux host
    to a virtual XP client under VirtualBox.

    Copying & pasting between host and guest usually requires guest tools /
    guest additions running in the guest OS.

    I can with a virtual Win-10 client.

    Can it be done?

    I would expect so.

    But I don't remember the last time I tried it to say with any certainty.



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    Guest tools were installed from the start. Makes no difference. :(

    Alan

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  • From Mike Garcia@21:1/5 to pinnerite on Thu Mar 3 01:22:29 2022
    pinnerite wrote:
    I have just noticed that I cannot copy and paste from a Linux host to a virtual XP client under VirtualBox.

    I can with a virtual Win-10 client.

    Can it be done?

    TIA



    I'm using winXP in VB from linux, it works fine, make sure you have
    shared clip board on

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