Changes between Version 77 and Version 78 of User_FAQ

Timestamp:

May 8, 2008 8:02:36 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

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User_FAQ

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  * Windows Vista hosts might show an error about a COM server not being accessible. This is a problem of our installation routine which we have not figured out yet. To fix the problem, open a command prompt shell and enter:
 {{{
-cd \Programs\InnoTek VirtualBox
+cd \Programs\Sun\xVM VirtualBox
 VBoxSVC.exe /ReRegServer
 regsvr32.exe VBoxC.dll
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    The !VirtualBox Guest Additions contain the AMD PCnet driver.
 
+== Windows minidumps ==
+
+To debug application crashes on Windows hosts and guests, minidumps are very helpful. Please have a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263. If !VirtualBox crashes on a Windows host or a Windows guest application crashes please add the appropriate minidump to the bug report.
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 == Windows 98 guests ==
 
  * '''High CPU load while running Windows 98''' Windows 98 does not execute the 'hlt' instruction, which temporarily turns off the CPU, when it has no work to do. Download and install rain20 from [http://www.benchtest.com/downloads/index.html here].
 
- * '''Poor graphical output in Windows 98''' Unlike more modern systems, Windows 98 does not come with a driver which will work with the !VirtualBox graphics card, so it falls back to using it as a 16 color VGA card.  While innotek do not provide Guest Additions for Windows 98, the Display Doctor 7 Beta suite by the company !SciTech does contain a driver which will allow you to use higher color and resolution graphics modes.  Please note that neither innotek nor !SciTech support nor accept liability for the use of this program.
+ * '''Poor graphical output in Windows 98''' Unlike more modern systems, Windows 98 does not come with a driver which will work with the !VirtualBox graphics card, so it falls back to using it as a 16 color VGA card.  While Sun does not provide Guest Additions for Windows 98, the Display Doctor 7 Beta suite by the company !SciTech does contain a driver which will allow you to use higher color and resolution graphics modes.  Please note that neither Sun nor !SciTech support nor accept liability for the use of this program.
 
  Display Doctor 7 Beta requires activation codes to work.  We understand that the free activation code for Display Doctor 6 also applies to version 7 Beta: [http://www.scitechsoft.com/ftp/sdd/regcodes.txt].
 
- You might also want to look at the following site pointed out by users of !VirtualBox, which also provides VESA drivers for Windows 98: [http://www.bearwindows.boot-land.net/vbe9x.htm].  Please be aware that innotek provides this link in good faith, but cannot take responsibility for the site or the software which it refers to.
+ You might also want to look at the following site pointed out by users of !VirtualBox, which also provides VESA drivers for Windows 98: [http://www.bearwindows.boot-land.net/vbe9x.htm].  Please be aware that Sun provides this link in good faith, but cannot take responsibility for the site or the software which it refers to.