InnoTek VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows and Linux 32-bit hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.
Changelog: * Windows Installer: fixed installation on Windows 2000 hosts
* Windows Installer: proper warning when installing a 32-bit VirtualBox version on 64-bit Windows and vice versa
* Linux Installer: no longer require license acceptance during install, instead at first GUI startup (addresses issues with hanging installer on Debian based distributions)
* GUI: added user registration dialog
* GUI: fixed crashes on 64-bit Linux hosts
* GUI: several fixes and improvements to seamless mode
* GUI: fixed DirectDraw mode with certain video cards (e.g. Intel i915)
* GUI: fixed incorrect guest resolution after leaving fullscreen mode
* GUI: improved keyboard handling on Linux host
* GUI: show fatal VM aborts aka "Guru Meditation"
* GUI: fixed crashes due to a display update race condition on some systems
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