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Windows 95 as guest on VirtualBox Mac OS X Host - Successful installed, but boot fails

I am running VirtualBox (Version 5.0.20 r106931) on a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014; 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7; 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3) with OS X El Capitan (10.11.4). I already installed Windows ...
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Can't use macOS Ventura VM with more than one CPU

I recently created a macOS VM (Ventura 13) with VirtualBox (Version 7.0.6 r155176 (Qt5.15.2)). I first launched it with one CPU, and it booted. The downside was that the VM was very slow and ...
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Shared folders not working on VirtualBox with OS X host and windows guest

I am trying to set up folder sharing on my windows guest OS with a OS X host, and somehow its not working. Here’s my Shared folders in VirtualBox: However, it does not show up in Windows ...
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Importing VMware drive into VirtualBox drive

I have VMware on my Mac and it crashed. I am unable to access the files used by the VMware. So I downloaded VirtualBox and when I try to add the .vmwarevm file to VirtualBox it says that its unable to ...
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Mac OS X in VirtualBox

I want to buy the MAC OS X operating system from Amazon and wanted to know if it can be install in VirtualBox with Linux as the host machine?
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Issues with internet on Virtual Machine from different houses

The necessary information OS X Lion (10.7) running a VM of Windows 7. Tried both VirtualBox and Parallels and the problem is 100% the same between them. Require a VPN connection to work from Windows ...
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VirtualBox's Internet doesn't work no matter what

None of my VirtualBox virtual machine can use the internet. I've tried every possible configuration of networking ad it never works. Occasionally, just out of the blue, without changing anything, the ...
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VirtualBox or else programs to run Mac OS virtually on Windows 7 [closed]

VirtualBox or other programs to run Mac OS virtually on Windows 7? any idea will help me to enlarge the boundaries surround me nowadays.
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On VirtualBox, how to to access the host CD drive from the virtual machine?

In VirtualBox (6.1) on macOS (10.12), I have Windows XP as a guest OS. I can't find how to access the physical CD drive from the guest OS. I've found on the web that in the storage settings of the ...
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Can't ping Ubuntu VM from OS X

I've looked at many of the similar questions, but none seem to solve my issue. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 Raring in a VM through VirtualBox and I'm trying to communicate with it from my OS X Mavericks ...
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How to setup TOR as a network interface for VMs on Mac OS Mojave?

I am using VirtualBox and Whonix to create a secure way of letting a VM communicate only through TOR. However, I would like to setup TOR on the host Mac OS as a network interface so it can be selected ...
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Can't install VMware tools (Mac OS 10.7) [closed]

I'm trying to install VMware tools on the Guest OS (OS inside VMware), which is Mac OS 10.7. Windows hosts VMware which hosts Mac OS. I just eject the disk and press "install VMware tools". ...
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Can I share a Linux VM between a Windows PC and a Mac?

I've been looking to use a Linux VM as my development environment as a way to start fresh and have a whole OS dedicated to dev. I use two computers mainly, my Windows desktop and a Macbook. What I'd ...
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Connect VirtualBox VM running Ubuntu to VPN

I would like to connect my VirtualBox VM running Ubuntu 10.04.4 to a VPN or share the host's VPN connection. The VM is connected to the internet and issued an IP from my wireless router but it is not ...
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My VirtualBox Ubuntu crashed. How can I access its files from my Mac?

I have Ubuntu installed in my Mac using VirtualBox. A few minutes ago it crashed, so I have no access to Ubuntu now, but I need a file in it! Is there any way I can access my Ubuntu files from my ...
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