Comments on: Windows 7 in VirtualBox: Shared Folders workaround http://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/ Technology Musings Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linux Noob, wanting to learn! - Page 4 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.nethttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Linux Noob, wanting to learn! - Page 4 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:16:32 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-520 [...] is a page that should have some relevant info for you; www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround Also here is some text from that page that applies to you; If your main OS is Windows 7 (the [...] [...] is a page that should have some relevant info for you; http://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround Also here is some text from that page that applies to you; If your main OS is Windows 7 (the [...]

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]]> By: Nickhttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Nick Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:03 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-467 Here is an extensive how to on sharing folders with Windows 7. http://www.ilertech.com/2010/09/sharing-files-and-folders-in-windows-7/ Here is an extensive how to on sharing folders with Windows 7.
http://www.ilertech.com/2010/09/sharing-files-and-folders-in-windows-7/

]]> By: linuxfueledhttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-387 linuxfueled Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:46:10 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-387 WINDOWS 7 users read.....If your main OS is Windows 7 (the host machine) and you just cannot get this shares to work. Setup your host directory with the map drive path and what not as listed above.When you goto access the shared folder from inside the VM client (in my case ubuntu), just use the internal network address. make sure you have samba i.e. smb installed in ubuntu or its equivalent in your client OS.So in ubuntu to reach my Windows 7 machine with a shared folder it looks like this in the file browser window. smb://192.168.1.101/Users/Public/Documents WINDOWS 7 users read…..

If your main OS is Windows 7 (the host machine) and you just cannot get this shares to work. Setup your host directory with the map drive path and what not as listed above.

When you goto access the shared folder from inside the VM client (in my case ubuntu), just use the internal network address. make sure you have samba i.e. smb installed in ubuntu or its equivalent in your client OS.

So in ubuntu to reach my Windows 7 machine with a shared folder it looks like this in the file browser window. smb://192.168.1.101/Users/Public/Documents

]]> By: Speakerhttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Speaker Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:59:23 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-383 Wasn't able to understand how to access the shared folder in the quest OS from this tutorial. Hmmm, I'll scratch my head and keep reading until it sinks in I think. Thanks for posting this! Wasn’t able to understand how to access the shared folder in the quest OS from this tutorial.
Hmmm, I’ll scratch my head and keep reading until it sinks in I think.
Thanks for posting this!

]]> By: malibusurferhttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-335 malibusurfer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-335 One minor note: \\vboxsrv\Temp to link/share a folder called Temp in Ubuntu to Windows 7 in VirtualBox. Would not work if I tried to Map drive in Win 7 as \\vboxsrv\myname\Temp or \\vboxsrv\home\myname\Temp (myname is my home's folder).I am using Ubuntu 9.04, VirtualBox 3.1.0, and Windows 7 Pro. One minor note: \\vboxsrv\Temp to link/share a folder called Temp in Ubuntu to Windows 7 in VirtualBox. Would not work if I tried to Map drive in Win 7 as \\vboxsrv\myname\Temp or \\vboxsrv\home\myname\Temp (myname is my home’s folder).

I am using Ubuntu 9.04, VirtualBox 3.1.0, and Windows 7 Pro.

]]> By: King321http://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-324 King321 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:43:55 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-324 \\vboxsvr\Name work awsome, must set it up to share in virtualbox first then map it in the host OS \\vboxsvr\Name work awsome, must set it up to share in virtualbox first then map it in the host OS

]]> By: SeaGrizzlyhttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-264 SeaGrizzly Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:34:03 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-264 Seems that you have to do the full path as well, not just \\vboxsvr Seems that you have to do the full path as well, not just \\vboxsvr

]]> By: Marcio Henriquehttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Marcio Henrique Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:48:28 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-256 OK, tks guys!!The "\\vboxsvr\shared_folder" really did the trick!!! After spent 2 hours, that was my redemption! Tks again! OK, tks guys!!

The “\\vboxsvr\shared_folder” really did the trick!!! After spent 2 hours, that was my redemption!
Tks again!

]]> By: luis vacahttp://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/01/15/windows-7-in-virtualbox-shared-folders-workaround/comment-page-1/#comment-253 luis vaca Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:59:30 +0000 http://www.ideaexcursion.com/?p=222#comment-253 If you map a general linux location such as "\\vboxsrv\media" you should have access to USB, CD-DVD, all linux media....IT REALLY WORKS If you map a general linux location such as “\\vboxsrv\media” you should have access to USB, CD-DVD, all linux media….IT REALLY WORKS

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