Comments on: How to Install VirtualBox in Your USB Drive and Run any Operating System

By: Deskwizard

Deskwizard — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:26:00 +0000

From what I understand, the portable installer needs to install virtualbox to be able to set up the portable version on the thumbdrive.

After it is created, it should work in any computer.

At least that’s my understanding of it.

By: Director1992

Director1992 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:52:00 +0000

Nope. Tried it and the computer says cannot install as you do not have admin rights. Followed the instructions above to the letter.

By: CarlGB

CarlGB — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Get this put on the developers site and included in the install PLEASE :)

Very useful, thanks.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:52:00 +0000

Mine tells me that it’s a threat too! i have AVG free antivius.

By: DD

DD — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Wonderful!! Works amazingly! One question, I havent tried yet but does bridged networking work?? Now that would be PFM!

By: Holy_shot

Holy_shot — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:35:00 +0000

seems you really do not understand much about computers.

By: Yamin101

Yamin101 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000

“you may even copy the virtual hard disk from one computer to another.” It means that if I hv installed MS Office in one portable HDD/USB, now I hv no need to install it to other portable drive, just copy n paste installed files and the second HDD with VM is ready to use MS Office….. Am I missing something?

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:38:00 +0000

I have not tried that before, so I tell you whether it works or not.

By: Yamin101

Yamin101 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0000

Hey I want to run SAP ides via plug n play portable HDD. Is this possible via this process. I hope so atleast after reading all of your comments.

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:35:00 +0000

Yes, you can.

By: Jumpjack

Jumpjack — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:46:00 +0000

Does this method allow running vbox on systems where you do not have admin privileges? If not, any alternative?

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:13:00 +0000

I have installed Windows 8 on Virtualbox, but not on the portable version. For the desktop version, you need to have plenty of disk space and a relatively recent hardware, with plenty of RAM to install it. My advise is, for the portable version, install a lightweight OS, like WIndows XP or Linux. Don’t attempt to install heavyweight OS. It will either fail, or the performance is bad.

By: Tirasong

Tirasong — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:58:00 +0000

Thanks much for your response. Have you tried this yourself? And if so, are you successful installing and running this VirtualBox? Kindly comments.

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:12:00 +0000

If you want to install Windows 8, make sure your USB drive is at least 16GB. The speed might be slow though.

By: Tirasong

Tirasong — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000

I wish to try this. What is the minimum capacity of the USB drive? Once the VitualBox is created, how do you create a Virtual Hard Drive? Can I then install Windows 8 Preview on to this drive…and carry it around and plug it in any PC to test/play with it? Please elaborate. Thanks.

By: ajf1004

ajf1004 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:55:00 +0000

Not portable. It installs to your pc. The only thing portable is the installer application which isnt special since EVERY installer application can be portable.

By: John C

John C — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:34:00 +0000

Sounds like someone needs to go to the drawing board and map out the logic. The crosstalk in pseudocode is getting stupid, god help us when people start using OS syntax like corpspeak buzz words.

I can see someone being able to run Virtualbox on a LiveUSB of an OS, and I could see the benefits of being able to have multiple guest OSes running on ‘that’. But the base problem is finding a version of Virtualbox that can run on a USB connected to ANY OS it gets plugged in to…no breadcrumbs, no OS reliance, no trail.

Until that happens this is all academic outhouse lawyer talk.

Now who’s got the toilet paper so I can get up?

By: Boki

Boki — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:01:00 +0000

How can I use VirtualBox on Windows without Administrator Login Privileges?

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:37:00 +0000

In which part does it install to C:System32?

By: Octavian1213

Octavian1213 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:41:00 +0000

why does it still install in c:system32?????? i thought it was portable?