VirtualBox Tip - Enabling Seamless Mode

In this video I show you how to run an OS on top of another without having to dual boot.

Before following this video you need to enable the VBox Guest additions, otherwise it's not going to work.

Here is a list of operating systems that will work with seamless mode.

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Linux Mint (Used in the video)

VirtualBox Download Link.
http://www.virtualbox.org/

Download Link for OS Used in the video.
http://www.linuxmint.com/

If you are unsure about how to install the guest additions, please watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ravk1H6DM

All software shown in this video is free to use for life, most of it is open source.

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[MultiYippee]

I wonder if Oracle have updated Virtualbox for the new sidebar dock in Ubuntu 11.04. Otherwise seamless mode may not work properly.

[illage2]

@MultiYippee Its possible. Virtual Box is one of the few applications that gets updated often.

[smallbizprivacy]

How do you install the guest additions?

[illage2]

Install the operating system inside virtual box and then run it, and at the top you go to Machine > Install guest additions and then once you have done that, it should come up on the Virtual OS. And then install, them. Once you have installed them on the virtual OS you need to restart the Virtual Machine and it should be done. I'll make a video on it sometime.

[number1vloger]

what does seamless mode do?

[illage2]

Useful if you don't want to have the OS in a separate Window.

[weedipikia]

Does this work in Ubuntu?

[A135S4656]

This is the reason why I didn't buy Parallels :)

Nice video, I use it on my MacBook with Windows XP so I can run stuff like my old Office 2007, Internet Explorer, a whole bunch of fun stuff like that.

[Gumbo777productions]

i lost the menu strip on my VM

[jackthemaster101]

Why the f*ck is there ads on this video?

[cr4shu]

whats with your accent -,-

[PIKACHU49386]

Windows 7 Starter?