How can I have Windows 7 in Virtualbox recognise USB. Windows is 'installing windows 7 using virtualbox in. Using USB devices with VirtualBox and Windows 7. USB keys etc.) may not install correctly. Windows may take a few minutes to install your device driver. Omnipage 16 Professional here.

I am running a Windows XP guest on a Windows 7 host via VirtualBox. Viscera Cleanup Detail. I want to use a USB scanner on the Windows XP guest. I will not be using the scanner on the Windows 7 host itself. The question is whether to install a driver on the Windows 7 host for the scanner, so that I don't keep getting the annoying device driver software was not successfully installed silliness when not running the Windows XP guest. Will installing a driver on the host affect Virtual Box's ability to reliably claim the scanner for the guest when it needs it? Due to lack of answers I have done my own extensive testing.

Gronostaj is correct that drivers are not required on the host in order to use them in a Virtual Machine. However that didn't quite answer the question. My testing has confirmed that you can install USB device drivers on the Host, and doing so does not prevent VirtualBox from being able to claim the devices when needed. I tested: • Canon 9000F Scanner • Logitech C170 Webcam • Logitech F310 Gamepad • Roland UA-1G Audio Interface • Brother HL-2250DN Printer For each device above I installed drivers on the Host. I then created a Virtual Machine and asked VirtualBox to connect each device to that Virtual Machine. VirtualBox had no trouble claiming the devices.