Instalation guide
Describes howto install the VirtualBox as a Windows service.
- The following steps are required to install VirtualBox as a service:
- Install VirtualBox
- Download it from Sun
- Next, next, next, ....
- Create a drive, which will hold the disk of the guest operating system
- Start Virtualbox
- Preparing the guest operating system
- Add a network interface ans set it's type to NAT
- Add a disk (Save the disk to the created drive)
- Install the O.S. and thr required software components
- Stop VirtualBox
- Create a disk (F:) with at least 15 GB space, and format it to NTFS file system
- Add a user called vrunner with limited capabilities
- Set the password for the vrunner user
- Modify the rights of the vrunner user by executing the gpedit.msc command
- In section Computer configuration / Windows settings / User rights / Login as service add vrunner
- Create a directory in F:/vbox and extract content.zip into it
- Install Microsoft Resource Kit ( it contains instsrv.exe)
- Execute: instsrv.exe VBOX F:\vbox\vboxservice.exe
- Modify the rights of the vrunner user by executing the compmgmt.msc command
- In section computer configuration / Services / VBOX / Properties / Login switch to login as user
- Add vrunner with the chosen password
- Modify the rights of the vrunner user by executing the dcomcnfg command
- In section Component services / Computers / My computer / DCOM-configuration / VirtualBox Application
- Select properties / security, and enable all 3 choices and add vrunner user with the local startup and local activity rights.
- Modify the VBOX service dependencies by executing regedit
- In section System / CurrentControlSet / Services / VBOX create a character sequence key with the name DependOnService and add the value Tcpip.
- Modify the rights of the vrunner user by executing the gpedit.msc command.
- In section Computer configuration / Windows settings / User rights / Deny local lonig and add vrunner user