How can I get the Windows 8 Phone emulator to run via VirtualBox?

Question

First I\'m not sure my computer can handle the VirtualBox and Windows 8 phone emulator because there is no button for the run emulator.

Is there a certain requirem

Answer 1

Copy the Flash.vhd from an installed Windows Phone 8 SDK and use it as the virtual disk in VirtualBox with the guest configured for Windows 8. It works for me with a Mac host, but I have an invisible mouse pointer so interaction is difficult.