I have an optical drive that attaches to the computer via USB. I downloaded the VBAdditions.iso using Linux; burned that onto a DVD (51 Mb won't fit onto a CD), and mounted/opened the drive using either Microsoft or Linux. Yes, Microsoft does recognize that drive.
Expanded contents of the ISO:
The directory labeled "boot" contains three directories: en-us, fonts, and resources.
the directory en-us contains one file: bootsect.exe.mui
the directory fonts contains 18 *.boot files and two *.console files
the directory resources contains two .dll files
The directory labeled "efi" contains two directories: boot and microsoft
The directory labeled boot contains one file: bootx64.efi
the directory labeled microsoft contains one directory: "boot"
that directory boot contains three directories: cipolicies, fonts and resources, and also 7 files
those seven files are: bcd, cdboot.efi, cdboot.noprompt.efi, efisys.bin, eficys.noprompt.bin, membest.efi and winpolicy
the directory /sources/dimanifests contains a whole bunch of stuff, mostly .dll files.
Bottom line: I don't see anything resembling a *.exe file.
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Originally Posted by michaelk
Flash drives are typically automatically formatted as exFAT or NTFS. I don't think debian automatically supports either one so you need to install ntfs-3g or exFAT fuse.
Does your Windows guest have a virtual optical disk drive? I am only guessing that your not connecting the USB drive to your guest and that your looking at the wrong drive from Windows. The virtual drive contains the Windows installer? You should be able to "remove" the Windows installer ISO file and "insert" the guest ISO file.
I mentioned how to connect a USB device a few posts back. From the guest's window pull down menu select
Devices -> USB. There should be a list of recognized devices and select the USB DVD drive. There should be a green check mark on the left. A device should automatically be created and from the file browser select the optical drive letter. You should now be able to see the real DVD contents.
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