Copy and Paste from Host VM to Guest VM (and vice-versa)

11. August 2006 06:08 by Csaborio in General  //  Tags:   //   Comments (0)
I have to admit I was a bit shocked when I tried to copy and paste text between VMs using Virtual Server.  The clipboard was not copied at all and there was no easy way to transfer text back and forth.  I tried installing the Virtual PC Additions and still no luck.  I could not believe they left out a feature like this one out - I don't know if enabling this is trivial using some super secret setting, but until then, here is a workaround.

It is actually quite simple, and it was Stephen who hinted me on this while I was ranting.  On the host machine, enable Remote Desktop Connections and connect using a RDC client.  You will be connecting to the VM just like any other mahine, and RDC supports copying and pasting of text back and forth.

Not the best solution, I know, but it gets the job done.  It is also worth noting that the same problem happens with VMWare's VM player.