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Virtualbox control service system tray application – HP Remote Device Access Software User Manual

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Figure A.1 Service management Console

VirtualBox Control Service system tray application

The VirtualBox Control Service kit also comes with a system tray helper application vboxctrltray to
control vboxcrl services. This application provides some good features but it is not essential; it us up to
you to decide whether you wish to use this.

To configure it, complete the following steps:

1. Edit the vboxctrltray configuration file vboxctrltray.ini as follows:

; Example configuration file for vboxctrltray

; Edit to match your vboxctrl service(s)

[vm1]

ConfigFile=C:\Program Files\vboxctrl\vboxctrl64.ini

2. Start this system tray application by running the executable:

C:\Program Files\vboxctrl>vboxctrltray.exe

An icon appears on your system.

3. Right click the icon and set the application to start up when you logon:

One nice feature of vboxctrltray is that it provides a menu item for opening a VDP console to the

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Appendix A: Starting a Virtual CAS at System Startup using VirtualBox