To start, you need to install the guest additions. I use Ubuntu Server 9.04 so I followed steps outlined in this post. install necessary tools for building kernel module by: sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` Next, click on menu "Devices" -> "Install Guest Additions..." then mount the guest addition CD-ROM within the Linux virtual machine by: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0 Finally, run the installation script: sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run If you do not have X server installed, you may see a warning message about the X driver will not be installed. Ignore this message and now we are ready to configure the shared folder. Create the a folder for sharing on the host Windows machine (say C:\Shared). Click on the menu "Devices" -> "Shared Folders..." Add a new machine level shared folder by clicking on the + icon on the right Enter "C:\Shared" for Folder Path and "shared" for the
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