Hello
Sun's virtualbox windows binaries are under 'non-commercial' license so can't be used in any company. But source code is GPL. Is it any resource on the network that has a virtualbox compiled binaries for windows?
Added a bounty to see if I can get a little more feedback.
Dear All, I would also very much like to try VirtualBox OSE under WinXP but unfortunately do not have Visual Studio to compile it myself. Does anybody know where is it possible to download windows binaries of VirtualBox OSE ? Thanks a lot in advance, Alex
I don't Know what exactly you are going to do with VirtualBox but you should check if you can' t use the Personal Use Licence.
From http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ
It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. So as long as you follow some rules on distributing the Installation in your Company you will be able to use the commercial licence
Q: What exactly do you mean by personal use and academic use in the Personal Use and Evaluation License?
A: Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. Also, if you install it on your work PC at some large company, this is still personal use. However, if you are an administrator and want to deploy it to the 500 desktops in your company, this would no longer qualify as personal use. Well, you could ask each of your 500 employees to install VirtualBox but don't you think we deserve some money in this case? We'd even assist you with any issue you might have.
This project is about distributing the OSE build:
http://code.google.com/p/osebox/
(I haven't tried it out)
Requirements for VBox(Win32) VirtualBox OSE in Windows XP 32-bit
Hi everyone:
I would like to thank nateman1352, who posted a link in the VirtualBox Forum, on 12. Apr 2009, 16:09, where you can download a binary file named VBox (Win32), based on VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE). This is very important for people, like myself, who like to deploy Free/Libre Open Source Software in personal and business environments. A link to my post in the VirtualBox Forum, where I also give credit to nateman1352, is provided below.
I would like to contribute myself:
Based on my efforts to install VBox (Win32) in Windows XP 32-bit, the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Runtime Libraries must be installed before installing VBox (Win32). These libraries provide the files needed for proper installation.
Apparently, VBox (Win32) was compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. If you do not have Visual Studio 2008 installed in your computer, you will need the Runtime Libraries. Also, probably due to licensing and/or patent issues, VBox (Win32) does not include the file VBoxGuestAdditions.iso inside the program folder.
I would like to thank Petr Dvorak, who posted in his Weblog the link where you can download the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO file. It can be downloaded in one of the links that I provided in the VirtualBox Forum. Follow the link below. Remember to install VBox (Win32) first.
The following instructions are also posted in the VirtualBox Forum.
1) Click on the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO link which can be found in my post in the VirtualBox Forum. Follow the link below.
2) Once you are in the Index of /virtualbox/, you must click on the folder with the same version of VBox (Win32) that you are using.
3) Then download the VBox Guest Additions ISO file. It will have the following name VBoxGuestAdditions_x.x.x.iso (where x is a version number)
4) Copy the downloaded VBoxGuestAdditions_x.x.x.iso inside the folder path:
C:\Program Files\vboxwin32\
In Windows XP 64-bit, the path might be:
C:\Program Files (x86)\vboxwin32\
I have not tested VBox (Win32) in Windows XP 64-bit.
5) Rename the copied file VBoxGuestAdditions_x.x.x.iso to the following: VBoxGuestAdditions.iso.
6) When you try to Install Guest Additions inside a virtual machine, VBox (Win32) will look for the file name VBoxGuestAdditions.iso, inside one of the folder paths mentioned in step #4.
Links
To find all of the links I provided, see the following post in VirtualBox Forums:
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5165&start=15#p146953
I hope this helps a lot of people.
Cordially,
Tom (tmarrero1234)
CompTIA A+ Certified Professional
HP Accredited Platform Specialist
For everybody else that ends up in this thread looking for the OSE guest additions for windows installer, unwilling to go trough compiling their own copy from source and unwilling to use the non-OSE guest additions on a guest in an OSE host:
http://code.google.com/p/virtual-box-windows-guest-additions-installer/
Took me forever to find it...