How to connect a USB dongle to Windows XP Mode?

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I'm trying to connect a Matrix dongle to Windows XP Mode, but when looking under USB options it's not listed.

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The dongle gets recognized by the Windows 7 device manager as a HID-compliant device, so it's properly connected.

How do I make Virtual PC recognize the dongle?

I'm running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '10 at 16:38

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According to other forums HID devices are unable to be assigned to Vitrual PC VMs.

answered May 19 '10 at 16:38

I fear you are right... – Ivo Flipse May 22 '10 at 05:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 10 '12 at 07:43

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I know this doesn't answer your question, but I would recommend using VMware's player. It is free and supports USB ports and add-on parallel ports. You most likely would need an available XP license though.

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answered May 19 '10 at 19:11

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Apperently this same type of dongle gives us problems with VMWare as well :-( – Ivo Flipse May 22 '10 at 05:56

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 10 '12 at 07:43

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You can use VirtualBox. It supports attaching USB devices to virtual machines.

edited May 10 '12 at 07:43

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answered Jan 12 '12 at 19:13

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How to connect a USB dongle to Windows XP Mode?

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