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VirtualBox F8 Error

When running VirtualBox on Ubuntu (Fiesty) and trying to install Windows XP as the guest OS, you must press the F8 key to accept the Terms of Usage.  However, VirtualBox won’t let you for some strange reason.  After looking around for a little bit, I tried the combination Right Ctrl + F8 and it worked!  So I can only assume that either 1) the function keys (F-keys) need the Host Return key to work, or 2) this is a bug that was supposed to be fixed but wasn’t.

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2 Responses to “VirtualBox F8 Error”

  1. Ashley (london) Says:
    January 18th, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    Thank you so much for posting this!! i had tried for sooooo long to get round the F8 issue, i even borrowed my mates keyboard because i thought i might have had something to do with my usb keyboard.

    Thanks again Mr!

    :o)

  2. Tony Says:
    November 13th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    In case anyone runs across this post who’s running VirtualBox on OS X, on a Mac keyboard pressing the Fn key at the same time as F8 will do the trick.

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