Netflix Streaming
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How to watch Netflix instant movies in Firefox in XP in Ubuntu
I recently installed Netflix and can now watch streaming movies in Ubuntu. This tells how I installed on my Ubuntu 8.04LTS Myth System. Allen Edwards (2/17/2009)
Work in process------------------------
Install VirtualBox
From inside your Ubuntu system open a browser
Go to VirtualBox.org
Select Downloads
Select (at least as of this date) VirtualBox 2.1.4 for Linux hosts
Click on i386 on this line: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ("Hardy Heron") i386 | AMD64
It will put an icon on your desktop. Click on it and install VirtualBox
Set up your virtual machine
Install a virtual machine Instructions here The install software does a good job of guiding you along. I set 512MB of memory and went with the defaults on everything else. I set up a Windows XP machine with CD-ROM and ALSA sound.
Install Windows XP
It takes forever but just do it like you would on any computer. Don't forget the updates and service packs.
Install Guest Edition Drivers
I did this to get the ability to go full screen and any screen resolution.
Select DEVICE at the top of the VirtualBox window toolbar
The "Install Guest Additions"
Install Firefox
Open IE, Download and install Firefox.
Install Silverlight and Netflix Streaming
Get the Netflix streaming plugin for firefox using Silverlight by going to:
Netflix.com/silverlightoptin
Watch Instantly
That is it!
