id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,guest,host 767,[documentation] Explain to users how-to run VirtualBox on Windows in background/as a service on PC boot,Technologov,,"This is easy on Linux and a bit more difficult on Windows, but I wrote a (untested) way of how this is can be possible on Windows 2000/XP hosts. Look at this thread with question: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=1887 And my answer: The way I see VirtualBox auto-start on boot working: 1. After you start Windows, your normal user starts... 2. (XP host) Start->Accessories->System tools->Scheduled tasks 3. You make a new user: ""VBoxUser"" with admin privileges. 4. You write a script (*.bat) that starts VirtualBox and your VMs. 5. ""Scheduled tasks"" should auto-start VBox with different user ""VBoxUser"", with admin privileges. --NOTE: This is possible, if you supply ""VBoxUser""'s password to Scheduled Tasks. I think we need to add that to VBox documentation (if it lacks) -Technologov",enhancement,new,documentation,VirtualBox 1.5.0,,,,other,other