Oracle VirtualBox Using Shared Folders on Windows Virtual machines. The easiest way to do this is to simply create a shared folder on the master computer then create a network connection to it on the Virtual Machine.

Oracle VirtualBox, Using Shared Folders in Four easy steps:

1. On the master computer, create a Shared Folder on the C Drive, something like C:\VirtualShare
2. Start your Virtual machine and install Guest Additions.
3. Start your Virtual Machine and then from the main Virtual window Menu select Devices, then create a Shared Folder on Machine Folders. You should then navigate to the shared folder you created earlier on your master C drive where the path = C:\VirtualShare
4. On the Virtual computer you now nee to create a network Drive (connection) to the shared folder like so... \\vboxsvr\VirtualShare

And that should be it. The shared folder you created on your Master hard drive C:\ should now be usable on your Virtual Machine as a network drive/connection.

Creating a network drive is slightly different in Windows Xp and Vista/Windows 7 environments. All you have to remember is "Create a network connection".

Windows XP uses an "Add a Network Place" Wizard to create the connection.