Virtualbox performance issues

[Paul Kaplan]

On Monday 15 September 2008 02:27:59 Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I recommend using the non open source edition. There are features that
> aren't present in the OSE (RDP, which might not be useful to you, USB
> which is VERY useful for me, SATA...).
>
> Then, I recommend using a more recent build like 1.6.6 (2.0.0 is riddled
> with bugs, 2.0.2 does a better job, but give'm a bit of time to clean it
> up a bit).
>
> Nowadays, when you install VirtualBox, you have the latest, matching
> version of the host extensions... And the best way to install them is
> directly in the menu that appears in the guest OS window menus.
>
> Gilles
>
> Keith Clark wrote:
> > I am running Virtualbox 1.5.6_OSE and am experiencing very poor
> > perfomance.  I have 4 GB RAM installed and still my mouse is very
> > jerky and slow to respond and my desktop is limited to 800x600
> > resolution.
> >
> > I have guest additions installed and it seems to really do nothing
> > that I noticed.
> >
> > I'm looking for suggestions on what to try next.  I've tried asking
> > the same question over at Virtualbox's sight and have gotten no
> > response at all, well except other users with the same issues.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Keith
Most of my VB experience has been with using WinXP as a guest.  The biggest 
penalty to performance I've seen is when WinXP is set to access shared folders 
as network locations rather than as mapped drive lettters.  If I attempted 
anything that required a network call, WinXP would think for upwards of 30 sec 
making it almost unusably slow.

This annoyance improved some thru 1.6, but after that, I gave up networking in 
favor with mapped drives.  Even with four mapped drives, WinXP/VB is pretty 
snappy.
Paul