Script to launch Microsoft Word in a Windows 7 VM on Ubuntu

xdotool key ctrl+alt+Right && gnome-terminal -x virtualbox

xdotool key ctrl+alt+d

VBoxManage startvm "Windows 7"

VBoxManage guestcontrol "Windows 7" execute --image "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.exe" --username "<username>" --password "<password>" --verbose --wait-exit --wait-stdout

gnome-terminal -x xcowsay "Saving the machine state of this virtual machine.  I'll take you back to normal Ubuntu very shortly..."

VBoxManage controlvm "Windows 7" savestate

xdotool key ctrl+alt+Left

xcowsay "All done!"

killall VirtualBox

xdotool key ctrl+alt+d