15 Change log Webservice: now listens to localhost by default as documented (bug #6067) Settings: do not fail loading machine settings if removeable drive attachment (host drive or image) cannot be found with 4.0 this is much more likely when machines are moved from one host to another Settings: fixed issue that changing a snapshot name or description was not saved to ma- chine XML OVF/OVA: fixed import of files created by other OVF tools (bug #7983) rdesktop-vrdp: fix a crash during USB device enumeration (bug #7981) Linux hosts: fixed a crash during USB device enumeration. Linux hosts: try a bit harder to allocate memory (bug #8035 4.0 regression) Guest Additions: fixed parsing of parameters for guest control in VBoxService (4.0 regres- sion bug #8010) Windows Guest Additions: automatic logon on Windows Vista/Windows 7 now supports unlocking previously locked workstations 15.3 Version 4.0.0 (2010-12-22) This version is a major update. The following major new features were added: Reorganization of VirtualBox into a base package and Extension Packs see chapter 1.5, Installing VirtualBox and extension packs, page 14 New settings/disk file layout for VM portability see chapter 10.1, Where VirtualBox stores its files, page 153 Major rework of the GUI (now called “VirtualBox Manager”): Redesigned user interface with guest window preview (also for screenshots) New “scale” display mode with scaled guest display see chapter 1.8.5, Resizing the machine’s window, page 21 Support for creating and starting .vbox desktop shortcuts (bug #1889) The VM list is now sortable Machines can now be deleted easily without a trace including snapshots and saved states, and optionally including attached disk images (bug #5511 also, VBoxManage unregistervm --delete can do the same now) Built-in creation of desktop file shortcuts to start VMs on double click (bug #2322) VMM: support more than 1.5/2 GB guest RAM on 32-bit hosts New virtual hardware: Intel ICH9 chipset with three PCI buses, PCI Express and Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) see chapter 3.4.1, “Motherboard” tab, page 43 Intel HD Audio, for better support of modern guest operating systems (e.g. 64-bit Windows bug #2785) Improvements to OVF support (see chapter 1.12, Importing and exporting virtual machines, page 26): Open Virtualization Format Archive (OVA) support 186
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