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On 21/11/11 09:03, Anthony Williams wrote: > On 21/11/11 08:53, Neil Winchurst wrote: >> Regarding the guest additions, with my earlier version of VBox the guest >> additions were extra to the main install and I never did get them >> installed. Now with this new version I have added the extension pack, >> which you have told be is not the same thing. What I am asking is, does >> the extension pack do everything that the guest additions do? Or should >> I search for and add the guest additions on top of the extension pack? >> Or am I missing something here, very possible? > > The extension pack provides additional services from the host OS, such > as connecting USB devices to the VM. It is installed once on the host. > > The guest additions are installed into each and every VM, and allow the > VM to integrate better --- e.g. resize the VM screen when the window is > resized, allow the mouse pointer to move seamlessly from inside the VM > window to outside, and allow shared folders between the host and the VM. > > Anthony Thanks for that. With much struggle and searching the internet for help I have managed to install the guest additions on two of my VM's, at least it appeared to go OK. However it does not look any different when I run them. So how can I tell that they are indeed installed I wonder? The mouse pointer for example always did move from guest to host without any problems. And the VBox window does not look any different. Puzzled, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq