How to register and load a downloaded image

  1. Uncompress the archive
  2. Run registerimage with two arguments:
    • The path to the .xml configuration file of the VM you want to add;
    • The path to your VirtualBox.xml
  3. Move the content of the Machine directory extracted from the 7z archive in $HOME/.VirtualBox/Machine (or C:\Documents and Settings\[Your Username]\.VirtualBox\Machines if you are using Windows or /Users/[Your Username]/Library/VirtualBox/Machines if you are using Mac OS X);
  4. Move the content of the VDI directory extracted from the 7z archive in $HOME/.VirtualBox/VDI (or C:\Documents and Settings\[Your Username]\.VirtualBox\VDI if your are using Windows or /Users/[Your Username]/Library/VirtualBox/VDI if you are using Mac OS X).

PS: Remember to download the latest version of registerimage from here.