>I have installed "Virtual Machine Additions," and I can now slide my mouse
>in and out of the VM window, but if I copy something from the host, the
>PASTE menu options at the top of the VM is disabled, and none shows in the
>right-mouse menu on the VM. I did something once that resulted in an
>"error in copy" message. I can't remember what it was - maybe the PASTE
>was enabled once, or maybe I used ctrl/v. Only the once, though.
>
> I'm not able to copy in the opposite direction either.
>
> TIA
> LAS
>

> The host is my main PC (Windows XP) and the guest is the VM (also Windows
> XP). Is that what you wanted?
>
> I don't know what a shared folder is. Is it required for cutting and
> pasting? If so, how does one create it?
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> What are the host and the guest?
>>
>> What happens if you use a shared folder?
>>
>> "Laurel" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>I have installed "Virtual Machine Additions," and I can now slide my
>>>mouse in and out of the VM window, but if I copy something from the host,
>>>the PASTE menu options at the top of the VM is disabled, and none shows
>>>in the right-mouse menu on the VM. I did something once that resulted in
>>>an "error in copy" message. I can't remember what it was - maybe the
>>>PASTE was enabled once, or maybe I used ctrl/v. Only the once, though.
>>>
>>> I'm not able to copy in the opposite direction either.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> LAS
>>>
>>
>
>

>I have installed "Virtual Machine Additions," and I can now slide my mouse
>in and out of the VM window, but if I copy something from the host, the
>PASTE menu options at the top of the VM is disabled, and none shows in the
>right-mouse menu on the VM. I did something once that resulted in an "error
>in copy" message. I can't remember what it was - maybe the PASTE was
>enabled once, or maybe I used ctrl/v. Only the once, though.
>
>I'm not able to copy in the opposite direction either.
>

> What are the host and the guest?
>
> What happens if you use a shared folder?
>
> "Laurel" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>I have installed "Virtual Machine Additions," and I can now slide my mouse
>>in and out of the VM window, but if I copy something from the host, the
>>PASTE menu options at the top of the VM is disabled, and none shows in the
>>right-mouse menu on the VM. I did something once that resulted in an
>>"error in copy" message. I can't remember what it was - maybe the PASTE
>>was enabled once, or maybe I used ctrl/v. Only the once, though.
>>
>> I'm not able to copy in the opposite direction either.
>>
>> TIA
>> LAS
>>
>

> On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:01:33 -0500, "Laurel" <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>>I have installed "Virtual Machine Additions," and I can now slide my mouse
>>in and out of the VM window, but if I copy something from the host, the
>>PASTE menu options at the top of the VM is disabled, and none shows in the
>>right-mouse menu on the VM. I did something once that resulted in an
>>"error
>>in copy" message. I can't remember what it was - maybe the PASTE was
>>enabled once, or maybe I used ctrl/v. Only the once, though.
>>
>>I'm not able to copy in the opposite direction either.
>>
> The only way it works as far as I know is by having Windows Explorer
> open in the guest and then dragging a file from Windows Explorer in
> the host and drop it within the guest WE.
> You will notice that the mouse cursor changes when you reach the
> target (the windows explorer window in the guest).
>
>
> Bo Berglund

> When I try to drag and drop, I get the error "Virtual PC has encountered
> and error in the guest while copying files. An error in Virtual PC has
> occurred (d0)"