Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 46531)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 46532)
@@ -1807,5 +1807,6 @@
     AutoWriteLock alock(this COMMA_LOCKVAL_SRC_POS);
 
-    if (mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
+    if (   Global::IsOnline(mData->mMachineState)
+        && mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
         return setError(E_INVALIDARG, tr("Cannot change parameters while capturing is enabled"));
 
@@ -1837,5 +1838,6 @@
     AutoWriteLock alock(this COMMA_LOCKVAL_SRC_POS);
 
-    if (mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
+    if (   Global::IsOnline(mData->mMachineState)
+        && mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
         return setError(E_INVALIDARG, tr("Cannot change parameters while capturing is enabled"));
 
@@ -1864,5 +1866,6 @@
     AutoWriteLock alock(this COMMA_LOCKVAL_SRC_POS);
 
-    if (mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
+    if (   Global::IsOnline(mData->mMachineState)
+        && mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
         return setError(E_INVALIDARG, tr("Cannot change parameters while capturing is enabled"));
 
@@ -1891,5 +1894,6 @@
     AutoWriteLock alock(this COMMA_LOCKVAL_SRC_POS);
 
-    if (mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
+    if (   Global::IsOnline(mData->mMachineState)
+        && mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
         return setError(E_INVALIDARG, tr("Cannot change parameters while capturing is enabled"));
 
@@ -1918,5 +1922,6 @@
     AutoWriteLock alock(this COMMA_LOCKVAL_SRC_POS);
 
-    if (mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
+    if (   Global::IsOnline(mData->mMachineState)
+        && mHWData->mVideoCaptureEnabled)
         return setError(E_INVALIDARG, tr("Cannot change parameters while capturing is enabled"));