id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
18328	New VirtualBoxVM.exe breaks backwards compatibility with previous scripts, shortcuts and launcher applications	SteveSi		"VBox 6 now requires us to launch VirtualBox.exe to run the manager or (for example) VirtualBoxVM.exe --startvm to run a VM directly. This breaks compatibility with previous versions of VBox v5, etc.

Can VirtualBox.exe simply run VirtualBoxVM.exe if the appropriate command parameters were detected and thus maintain backwards compatibility instead of merely displaying an error dialogue? This is not just a 'change your shortcuts' problem, it affects scripts, launcher applications, compiled programs and other executables that have already been developed and have been working for years.

Making v6 backwards compatible would save everyone a great deal of time and inconvenience.
"	defect	closed	other	VirtualBox 6.0.2	duplicate			other	other