Windows 7 Virtual Box and Shared Folder workaround

Using VirtualBox 2.1.2 shared folder are accessable.

If you have difficulties to connect to the shared folder with the explorer, start an elevated command.com ( create a link to command.com on the desktop, right click it- and select run as administrator).
Execute:
net use X: \\vboxsvr\
net use X: /d

Afterwards you can map the share using explorer, it will not be found, if you search the network.

And after a reboot, you have to repeat the procedure.

I'm used to this, since I tried Vista in a VirtualBox.

Definitely it is not as seamless as with an XP Client.

I'm not going to name this issue s*o*l*v*e*d before the shared folder reconnects automaticly after reboot.

By the way my host is Vista Ultimate 32-bits

First Crash

I'm eager to learn what crippled software they will bundle with new PC's when they sell the real thing.

Task No 1: Defragmentation while free in XP, since Vista the free tools seem not to be able to handle system files.

What happend I tried defrag in my virtualbox hosted Windows 7 VM (dynamic allocated disk-image) . Well after some time the VM crashed and didn't start any more.

I'm really glad, that it happend so early, before activation. So new setup, than backup. I had tried a lot of free defrag tools on a VM running Vista, and they never crashed before.

I'll leave this alone, there are other things to test than defragmentation.
Next comes folderSize, a second thing that run free on XP and mad on Vista.

Cu Bernd