To create a virtual machine manually, click Next. Specify Name and Location. Enter a name for the virtual machine such as Windows XP and click next To create the virtual machine in some location other than the default one, add a check mark and specify your preferred location.
Specify the amount of RAM you want to reserve for the virtual machine. This memory will not be available in Windows 8 while the virtual machine is running. Configure Networking You can specify how the network connections will be used by the virtual machine.
You can configure this later, so may want to leave this at not connected. Click Next. Selecting a virtual switch adds a virtual switch device to your network devices, and then bridges between the physical network adapter and the virtual network adapter.
Connect Virtual Hard Disk The default is to create a dynamic virtual hard disk it expands as needed to the maximum size. Enter a size for the new disk cannot be larger than the available drive space. Other options include using an existing virtual hard disk image.
You will not be able to start the machine or install an OS until an existing virtual disk has been specified. You can choose to install from a floppy disk or virtual floppy disk image file. If you specified a network adapter in step 6, you can choose to install the operating system across a network.
Start the virtual machine to begin Installation of Windows XP. Right click on the virtual machine and select Start. This will open a virtual machine connection window. It's important to install the bit also called x86 version of 7-zip for a bit operating system and the bit also called x64 version for a bit OS, since the x64 version won't work on x86 and the x86 version won't run with context menu on x64 machines. We'll need context menu for 7-zip to make extracting easier. If you are not sure if you have a x86 or x64 operating system installed, you can find this out in several ways.
Here are Look under System type and find out the type of OS you're running. Now that you know what type of OS you have installed, download and install the corresponding version of 7-zip. In order to use the.
Since VirtualBox is currently experiencing some bugs under Windows 10, we'll cover the Hyper-V method below. By default, Windows 10, just as Windows 8 did, comes with a few features disabled, including the Hyper-V technology. You will be prompted to restart. Do so. Upon re-entering Windows, Hyper-V will be enabled. The image above shows the Hyper-V options under Windows 8. Enable them and restart.
If you don't see Hyper-V Platform or it appears grayed out in the 'Windows Features' window above, then you won't be able to create a virtual machine using Hyper-V. It should list, under Hyper-V Requirements:. If the left pane shows no Hyper-V servers your local host computer to connect to, then select the "Hyper-V Manager" in the left pane, click "Connect to server" on the right pane, select "Local computer" in the dialog that follows and click "OK".
Here you can create an External Virtual Switch, linked to your physical network card. Make sure the box Allow management operating system to share this network adapter is checked. This default type of network connection does not work for XP and Vista so, if at the end of the tutorial you still don't have an internet connection for your XP VM, see the troubleshooting part.
Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry. Image 1 of Previous Next. Understanding the licensing As you may have guessed, when moving an operating system from one computer to another, you need to be concerned with licensing issues.
When you download the vCenter Converter or the VMware Player, you'll need to fill out a registration form and agree to a EULA, which includes the following sections pertaining to operating systems: 1. Certain Software allows Guest Operating Systems and application programs to run on a computer system. You acknowledge that You are responsible for obtaining and complying with any licenses necessary to operate any such third-party software.
After the transfer, you must completely remove the Product from the former Workstation Computer. In some cases, when you transfer a Windows XP Retail license to another computer, Product Activation prompts you to call Microsoft for validation.
In other cases, you can simply activate online. Installing vCenter Converter is a simple process using the installation wizard Begin with a backup Even though converting your Windows XP system with vCenter Converter is a completely safe operation, you'll want to make sure that you have a full backup or a disk image of your Windows XP system before you start.
Installation of both products was a breeze. You can then install VMware Player. When you launch the vCenter Converter, you'll see the Welcome screen and can begin the conversion procedure by clicking the Convert Machine button on the toolbar or by clicking the icon on the screen, as shown in Figure C. The first order of business is identifying the source machine Once the Conversion wizard launches, you'll be prompted to specify the source for the virtual machine.
You then specify the destination for the virtual machine files On the next screen, you'll specify the destination for the virtual machine files, as shown in Figure E. Yellow exclamation icons identify settings that may need adjustments When you get to the options screen, you'll see a list of settings that the Conversion wizard will use to create your Windows XP virtual machine.
The conversion wizard will adjust the amount of memory to accommodate When I click Edit in the Devices section, the Conversion wizard indicates that the memory allocated for the virtual machine is less than what is in the actual physical machine, as shown in Figure G. You'll want to configure the Networks section to use NAT connection type You'll have to adjust your memory setting according to your system.
Now, even though there isn't a yellow exclamation icon next to the Networks section, you'll want to make an adjustment there as well. Make sure that you select the Install VMware Tools check box When you select Advanced options, you'll see a warning message at the top of the screen, as shown in Figure I , which indicates Conversion wizard is unable to locate the Sysprep files. The Summary screen shows all the settings that will be applied to the virtual machine When you get to the Summary screen, shown in Figure J , you can look over all the settings that the conversion wizard will use to create you Windows XP virtual machine.
Select the Open a Virtual Machine command to get started Using the VMware Player When the conversion operation is complete, you can transfer the virtual machine files to your Windows 8 system. Once the copy operation is complete, you can launch the VMware Player.
To get started, click the Play virtual machine command Then, locate and select your virtual machine. VMware Player will display warning messages The first time you launch VMware Player, you may encounter warning messages about devices or drives that were part of your old physical system that are not part of your new system.
It took some time to root out the cause of this error Dealing with existing issues in Windows XP To thoroughly test the conversion procedure, I converted several of my Windows XP test systems into virtual machines.
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