Ubuntu 8.04 uses the Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.64 installation winxp

This article is just a simple howto, unpredictable and solve all the problems, if there is no explanation in the text, please go to the forum to ask questions. If you can, I suggest you add your problem and the final solution to this article.

1. How to get Sun xVM VirtualBox1.64

Login http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/34692.html "> official download point https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/ Cds-cds_smi-site/en_us/-/usd/viewproductdetail-start? Productref=innotek-1.6-g-f@cds-cds_smi Download, note version. Hint: need to log on to the foreign website, the Education network user may need to hang the agent first.

2. Install Sun xVM VirtualBox1.64

After downloading to the Deb file, double-click the mouse to start the installation. Installation process will be prompted to set some information, relatively simple, follow the prompts to operate.

3. Simple Configuration

1. Add user group. Open the system--system management--Users and groups, click "Unlock" and enter the password. Click "Management Group", pull the navigation bar to the end can see a group called Vbousers, select it and click on the right side of the "Properties", and then put your username and root on the check, click OK. This setting completes requires a reboot to take effect. Not willing to reboot can also perform sudo chmod 777/dev/vboxdrv, which can be used without rebooting.

2, some friends may appear Scim Input method keyboard is not good, you can try

sudo apt install scim-bridge-client-qt
Im-switch-s Scim-bridge

4. Install XP

1 Open VBox, click New, and follow the prompts to create a new virtual computer. Name can choose XP, and choose XP below; for virtual memory, the default is enough; Set the Startup disk to select New, and then all the way to the next step (if you think the default virtual hard disk is too small to change the size).

2 back to the main interface, click Settings-CD-ROM drive, check "load optical drive." If you want to install XP with an ISO file, check the ISO disc image and check it if it is a CD-ROM installation.

3 Start up. Installation is part of the installation of Windows information, not more here, you can ask Google for help.

4 Installation Enhancement Pack. General installation of XP can be seen in the "My Computer" with the loaded ISO file, double-click to start the installation, installation process and install a normal Windows application is basically the same. If the "My Computer" does not see this ISO file, you can click "Settings" in the VirtualBox main interface, and then select "CD-ROM" "Virtual disc", click on the Small folder icon, loading the display of a less than 10MB vboxguestaddition.iso.