Virtual Box usb problems initialising

[BXA121]

installed vitual box.
all went well, however, if i select settings i get this error..


"Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The service might be not installed on the host computer.


Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Host
Interface:
IHost {81729c26-1aec-46f5-b7c0-cc7364738fdb}
Callee:
IMachine {31f7169f-14da-4c55-8cb6-a3665186e35e}"

i dont know what it means.
but i dont have any USB settings that i can change.
any ideas?

[IrishGandalf]

i've the exact same problem, can someone plz find a solution to this?

[the_maassk]

Follow this:

http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/04/howto-install-virtualbox-in-hardy-heron.html

It worked for me. Let me know if you have any problems. Remember to reboot after following the guide. It does need a reboot.

[IrishGandalf]

i tried the link above and ur right the usb options did appear under the settings menu after a restart. My only problem is now the virtual machine (in my case windows xp pro) refuses to detect any connected devices including my built in webcam as this is classed as a usb device.

[turezky]

IrishGandalf, there's no big deal with webcam :) You can't use it in any way inside the virtualbox. But I do agree with the connected USB devices like flashdrives and portable mp3 players. There's an ongoing bug with this USB-proxy-device stuff, and it is related to the virtualbox itself.
Hope, now that Sun has bought them, they will finally have time to remove this flaws..