id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 11480 Can not run Java from VBox shared folder Mike Wilson "Running Java installed in a VBox shared folder fails with an error. I have tried with Java 5, 6 and 7 and it is the same for all. To reproduce: * Create a guest and install Windows XP * Set up a shared folder as D: * Download a JRE or JDK and install to D: * Run the java command Here is my output when installing on D: {{{ D:\jdk-1.5.0\bin>java -version Error occurred during initialization of VM java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object }}} Here is the output when installing on C: {{{ C:\jdk-1.5.0\bin>java -version java version ""1.5.0_11"" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_11-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_11-b03, mixed mode, sharing) }}} " defect closed shared folders VirtualBox 4.2.6 obsolete Windows Linux