Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Windows XP in virtualbox

Download a free version of Windows XP (30 day trial) from Microsoft - https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-windows-xp-for-free-and-legally-straight-from-microsoft-si/

WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8002

Open the exe as type cab, unzip. Inside sources, xpm folder has the files we need. Unzip to folder, rename VirtualXPVHD as VirtualXP.VHD

Inside Virtualbox, create vm, Expert Mode, use existing hard disk & choose the vhd file above.

Virtualbox settings -> system, change boot order to HDD first for the XP virtual machine.

Display* - increase video ram

Network - set to Bridge

Set IP to 192.168.1.10 & google dns

Devices -> Install Guest Additions CD image

Snapshot to go back after 30 days. In Virtualbox, Machine | Take Snapshot

Devices -> Shared Folders to see host files

Right side Command ALT C for toggle scaled mode in Virtualbox.

More about virtualbox screen size - from https://askubuntu.com/questions/3205/higher-screen-resolution-in-virtualbox

(a) Settings > Video > Video Memory = 128 MB, Enable 3D acceleration = true.

(b) Install Guest Additions

(c) On Host machine, in cmd/bash, run
VBoxManage setextradata global GUI/MaxGuestResolution any 




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