VirtualBox - How can I Increase Screen Resolution??

[449]

Is there anyway I can getting better resolution for StarCraft in VirtualBox?

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[andy_blah]

Try pressing RightCtrl+F. That will switch to full screen, still I don`t know if it will show you the guest OS on the whole screen.

[449]

Try pressing RightCtrl+F. That will switch to full screen, still I don`t know if it will show you the guest OS on the whole screen.

All that does is increase the window size, not the actual resolution. Here is the resolution of XP, and when I load Starcraft it goes to half size.

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[dje]

Have you installed the guest additions? If not try installing it, that should make it fill the entire screen when your press right Ctrl (not left) and F
Have a look here for guest addition install help

Hope that helps you
dje

[449]

Have you installed the guest additions? If not try installing it, that should make it fill the entire screen when your press right Ctrl (not left) and F
Have a look here for guest addition install help

Hope that helps you
dje

Nothing happens when I click "Install Guest Additions..."

[449]

Ok, I followed the other instructions and mounted the guest iso manually, but nothing is different.

?

[lswest]

have you tried changing the resolution of starcraft itself? i seem to remember it being defaulted at 800x600

[linuxlizard]

I didn't think starcraft resolution could be changed even when running native in windows.

[lswest]

hmm, i seem to remember it being able to go up to 1024 x 768...might be wrong though, never really played it.

[Therion]

Nothing happens when I click "Install Guest Additions..."

I don't know if you simply want to play at full screen, or if you want to increase the display resolution, but I do think you need to install Guest Additions properly (either way).

To do that select Guest Addtions from the "Devices" menu in your VM. It nothing happens when you do that, then go to "My Computer" and double-click on the CD icon. This should launch the wizard to install some additional drivers. Follow the wizard, accept the license, ignore the unsigned driver warnings, etc. At the end, reboot the virtual machine. Now you can go in and out of the VM with your mouse without it being trapped inside the VM. You can also resize the window, and the VM will automatically adjust the resolution.