wikiWindows XP Installation in VirtualBox
This article will show the installation of Windows XP on a VirtualBox 3.0.4 guest system. VirtualBox 3.0.4 will run on a laptop under Linux with Fedora 11 in this example. The Open Source Edition (OSE) of VirtualBox will be used for this.
Creating Virtual Machines
The creation of a new machine will be started in VirtualBox using the menu items Machine -> New.
Step 1: creating a virtual machine
Step 2: virtual machine name and OS type
Step 3: Storage
Step 4: virtual hard disk
Step 5: creating a virtual hard disk
Step 6: type of hard disk
Step 7: position and size of the virtual hard disk
Step 8: summary (virtual hard disk)
Step 9: summary (virtual machine)
Step 10: the virtual machine has be created
Step 11: adding a CD drive
Installing Windows XP on the virtual Machine
The virtual machine now exists. Thus, Windows XP can be installed on it:
Step 12: starting Windows XP Professional Setup
Step 13: the Windows XP license
Step 14: selecting a partition
Step 15: formatting the partition (select NTFS (quick format) so that the dynamic virtual hard disk will not be bloated)
Step 16: Formatting progress
Step 17: Copy progress
Step 18: regional and language options
Step 19: user information
Step 20: Product key
Step 21: computer name and administrator password
Step 22: date and time settings
Step 23: network settings
Step 24: workgroup or computer domain
Step 25: setting up Windows XP
Step 26: selecting the Internet connection
Step 27: activating Windows XP
Step 28: registering Windows XP (optional)
Step 29: creating users
Step 30: setup completed
Installing Guest Additions
After the installation of Windows XP has been completed, the VirtualBox guest additions can be installed. These extensions include special drivers for increasing performance.
License: The guest additions do not fall under the GPL like VirtualBox OSE. A commercial license is required for the commercial use of the guest additions.[1]
Note: When the VirtualBox version has been updated on the host, the guest additions should also be updated on the guest system. To do this, you will simply re-install the guest additions after VirtualBox has been successfully updated. De-installation of the prior version of the guest additions is not required.
Step 31: installing the guest additions
Step 32: downloading the CD-ROM image
Step 33: confirming the download
Step 34: integrating the CD-ROM image
Step 35: starting the installation of the guest additions
Step 36: the guest additions license
Step 37: target directory for the guest additions
Step 38: guest additions components
Step 39: the guest additions are running
Step 40: continuing the installation of the guest additions
Step 41: continuing the installation of the guest additions
Step 42: re-starting Windows XP
Step 43: integrating the mouse pointer
Step 44: automatically correcting the screen resolution
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Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.
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