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Full screen in virtual box
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Im half way there i have mounted the guest addictions image but I cant seem to get the package installed. It needs to be installed in the terminal and when i try to get root access by typing su root it asks for my password and then when i type it it says 'Sorry'
Did you try increasing the resolution of the guest operating system then? The VirtualBox tools should auto-mount a MSI/Win32 installer. I don't see why it would need you to use Terminal.
You are probably going to need to have the VirtualBox tools installed to get the resolution just right and auto-scaling to screen.
Windows should support one notch short of the full display resolution in 4:3.
Windows should support one notch short of the full display resolution in 4:3.
I recently had to do this to run ubuntu in virtualbox. You have to got to the devices menu at the top and mount a guest addtions cd. there is some other stuff I don't remember exactly how to do. I would youtube it or google it. In the end it will cause your guest OS to auto scale the resolution based on how big the window it is in is.
After you start VirtualBox, but before you start the guest OS you see the hardware details for this Guest.
Click on CD/DVD ROM and choose ISO Image.
If you now boot up the guest you will need to open the CD-drive in Explorer and here you find the guest additions.
Revert the processes once you are finished.
Switching between full-screen and a window is done by host key + F. By default, VB has left Cmd as the host key. I believe this short cut might only be available after you install the "Guest Additions", which you have seemingly done. Note, however, that full-screen VB allows you to move your mouse to the top of the screen and access the OS X menu bar. Annoyance or lifesaver, it's up to you.