other:vb:install
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| * Reboot your computer, [[other:bios|enter the BIOS]] and enable the //VT-x// setting | * Reboot your computer, [[other:bios|enter the BIOS]] and enable the //VT-x// setting | ||
| - | * download the latest //VirtualBox NN.NN.NN for Windows hosts// **AND** the matching //VirtualBox NN.NN.NN Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack// from the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox web site]]\\ You can also download the //User Manual// from the same page | + | * Download the latest version of VB from the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|VirtualBox web site]] |
| + | * If the host where you are updating VB has no network connection, you probably also want to download the matching //VB Extension Pack// | ||
| + | * You can also download the //User Manual// from the same page | ||
| - | * Execute the //exe// installer and accept the default settings, but do NOT choose to start VB at the end. **Warning**, the host network will very temporarily be stopped during the installation, so be sure not to have anything needing a permanent network connection (eg connection to an interactive server with Putty, Cygwin/X, ...) during the installation! | + | * Execute the VirtualBox-NN1234-Win.exe installer **as an Administrator** and accept the default settings. |
| - | + | * **Warning**, the host network will very temporarily be stopped during the installation, so be sure not to have anything needing a permanent network connection (eg connection to an interactive server with Putty, Cygwin/X, ...) during the installation! | |
| - | * Double click on the Extension_Pack installer, accept the license, etc... | + | * Download and install the //VirtualBox Extension Pack// if VB tells you that a new pack is available |
| * Change some basic Preferences: | * Change some basic Preferences: | ||
other/vb/install.txt · Last modified: 2015/10/26 16:34 by jypeter
