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Installing VirtualBox 2 on a Windows Host

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Installing VirtualBox on Windows
By default, VirtualBox and the networking and USB components are installed. These options may be changed to either not install the two optional components now, or to install the components only when they are needed by the main VirtualBox application. To change the current selected selection for either component, simply click on the icon next to the component name and make a selection from the drop-down menu.
The default target location for VirtualBox on Windows hosts is ''C:\Program Files\Sun\xVM\VirtualBox''. To select specify a different location, click on the ''Browse'' button and navigate to the desired location.
Clicking ''Next>'' displays options to install Desktop and Quick Launch Bar shortcuts for VirtualBox. Make appropriate selections and click ''Next>''. The wizard will now warn that any existing network connections will be temporarily lost during the installation process. Ensure that this will not cause a problem and click ''Yes'' to continue to the ''Ready to Install'' screen.  Finally, click ''Install'' to perform the installation. Once the installation is complete, VirtualBox is installed and ready to run. If the option to launch VirtualBox when the installation wizard exists exits is selected, VirtualBox will automatically start once the ''Finish'' button is pressed. Alternatively, VirtualBox may be launched using one of the shotcuts (if any were selected during installation) or by selecting ''All Programs->Sun xVM VirtualBox->VirtualBox'' from the Windows Start menu.
== Launching the VirtualBox Installer from the Command Prompt ==
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