User talk:Matthiasbasler

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Here are my suggestions and corrections; I hope they may be of use to you. oldman.

- = the old original text.

+ = the new suggested text.


Tutorial: Getting a stable software stack with ReactOS on VirtualBox.

- This tutorial aims at providing beginners and software testers with a step by step guide for creating a ReactOS installation on VirtualBox with works as seamlessly as possible.

+ This tutorial aims at providing beginners and software testers with a step by step guide to creating a ReactOS installation in a VirtualBox, which works as seamlessly as possible.


- While setting up ReactOS on VirtualBox somehow is rather easy, getting all the drivers, guest additions and software settings right can be a bit tricky, especially since some decisions may cause Blue Secreens (BSOD) or make VirtualBox snapshots difficult.

+ Whilst setting up ReactOS in VirtualBox is somehow rather easy, getting all the drivers, guest additions and software settings right, can be a bit tricky, especially since some decisions may cause a Blue Screen (BSOD) or make VirtualBox snapshots difficult.


Configuring VirtualBox

This section is based on https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox, but covers more details. It assumes you have a ROS boot image. Tested with VirtualBox 5.1.22.

That's it. Now boot ReactOS from the ISO and follow the instructions.

[my comments] Try to be consistent. You refer to the installation media, as "ROS boot image" in one sentence and in another sentence, you refer to it as "the ISO".


Installing guest additions and basic drivers

- Few minutes and two restarts later ReactOS is installed and will ask you to provide hardware drivers. You can cancel these dialogs or click through - ReactOS will not (yet) find drivers. That's expected.

+ After a few minutes and two restarts later, ReactOS is installed and will ask you to provide hardware drivers. You can cancel these dialogs or click through - ReactOS will not (yet) find drivers. That's expected.


- CHECKPOINT: You may want to create a snapshot in VirtualBox in case something goes wrong later. NOTE: At this point you can create snapshots both while ROS is running or shutdown and both should work well.

+ CHECKPOINT: You may want to create a snapshot in VirtualBox just in case something goes wrong later. NOTE: At this point you can create snapshots both while ROS is running or after it is shutdown and both should work well.