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Using a Portable VirtualBox to run Linux

from USB

Portable VirtualBoxis a Portable Wrapper for VirtualBox that was created by Micha

(michaelm_007). VirtualBox a product of !u" Microsystems is a" emulatoror virtual machine

that ca" be used to ru" #arious $perati"% !ystems #ia &is' ma%es !$s a"d *&+&V&s as a%uest $! from withi" a"other ,ost $perati"% -"#iro"me"t. By usi"% Michas Portable Wrapper

VirtualBox ca" be ru" e"tirely from a !B de#ice.

VirtualBox Home Page/http/++www.#irtualbox.or%

Portable Wrapper for VirtualBox/ http/++www.#box.me

Installing and running VirtualBox Portably from USB

. &ow"loadthe Portable VirtualBox creatio" script

1. 2u" the executable a"d extract the co"te"ts to your !B de#ice

3. 4a#i%ate to the Portable-VirtualBoxfolder o" your !B de#ice a"d clic' Portable-

VirtualBox.exe

http://www.virtualbox.org/http://www.virtualbox.org/http://www.vbox.me/http://www.vbox.me/?dir=./VirtualBox%20v3.1.2http://www.vbox.me/http://www.vbox.me/?dir=./VirtualBox%20v3.1.2http://www.virtualbox.org/

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5. !elect the Optionsyou wish to use a"d the" clic' o!nload Installation "ile ofVirtualBox

6. 4ext *lic' O#to extract the files from the dow"load (this ta'es some time)

. $"ce complete ru" Portable-VirtualBox.exefrom your !B de#ice to be%i" usi"% the

portable #ersio" of VirtualBox

VirtualBox running a Linux $int ISO from a "las% ri&e

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