- #Virtual box for windows 10 run xp install#
- #Virtual box for windows 10 run xp archive#
- #Virtual box for windows 10 run xp windows 8#
You should see the following interface in the VirtualBox main window:Ĭlick the green Start arrow from the toolbar to launch Windows XP.Ī new window will appear and Windows XP Setup will promptly launch. Choose the VirtualXPVHD.vhd file in your VirtualBox folder.įinally, click Create. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk file, then click the small folder icon with a green arrow. I recommend choosing 1024MB if you have more than 1GB of RAM on your computer, otherwise go with 512MB.Ĭlick Next to select the hard disk. The Version: box should automatically change to read Windows XP (32-bit).Ĭlick Next to choose the memory size. In VirtualBox, select New from the toolbar. Now it’s time to “install” Windows XP on your computer. It may appear differently on your computer.Įxcellent, you have downloaded the Windows XP operating system to your computer! Note that the file has an orange lightning bolt icon because I have Daemontools installed. Copy it to another folder (I chose Downloads), then delete the original WindowsXPMode_en-us folder and WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe file to tidy up. Go back to the sources folder and you will find a new VirtualXPVHD file. Click OK on the window that appears to extract the file. Select the file named VirtualXPVHD by clicking on it, then select Extract from the toolbar above (the blue minus sign). A 7-Zip window will appear showing the contents of the file.
#Virtual box for windows 10 run xp archive#
Right-click on the file, highlight 7-Zip from the pop-up menu, then select Open archive from the sub-menu. The top one, xpm, is the file you’re looking for. Open the WindowsXPMode_en-us folder that appears when 7-Zip is finished, then open sources to find three files. Right-click on it, highlight 7-Zip from the pop-up menu, then select Extract to “WindowsXPMode_en-us\” from the sub-menu. With 7-Zip installed, look for the WindowsXPMode_en-us file you downloaded earlier.
#Virtual box for windows 10 run xp install#
Save the file and run it to install 7-Zip. If you’re unsure about which one to get, right-click on the Windows start menu icon (at the bottom-left of your screen) and select System. Click here to download the software, making sure you choose the correct type depending on your system (32-bit or 64-bit). Windows’ own extraction tool isn’t enough and 7-Zip is a useful tool to have anyway. If you don’t have the program 7-Zip already you will need to download and install it. This file is just under 470MB so it may take a while.
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Save the file in your desired location, such as the Downloads folder. Then click Next to open the Save As dialogue window. Click Download, then select the checkbox next to the first file: WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe.
#Virtual box for windows 10 run xp windows 8#
Follow this link to go to Microsoft’s download page for Windows XP Mode, which was designed for Windows 7 but never adapted for Windows 8 or 10. Thankfully this can be done legally with no purchase necessary (at least temporarily). The first thing you will need to do is download a copy of Windows XP. Credit for this first part of the tutorial goes to download3K for their article here, which I have adapted below.