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In the previous tutorial, demonstrated how to create a virtual machine with Virtual PC 2007. If you have not yet created a virtual machine, you better read the previous article "Tutorial - Creating Virtual Machines in Virtual PC 2007" in order to follow this article.
In this tutorial we explain how to install a new operating system in virtual machine created. After installing the OS in virtual machine, we have available a brand new virtual computer with a clean operating system, ready to use as a new PC it is.
Let's start to the tutorial.
TUTORIAL - Installing Windows XP in a Virtual Machine
Related Tutorials:
Tutorial - Creating Virtual Machines in Virtual PC 2007
Tutorial - Sharing files in Virtual PC 2007
Tutorial - Enhancing the Performance of Virtual PC 2007
We started by opening the Virtual PC 2007 with the virtual machine created in the previous article.
Click on "Start" to start the virtual machine. And hopefully some time before we get to the boot screen.
We have a virtual machine waiting for a cd so you can start installing the operating system. We have two ways to deliver the CD to the virtual machine, one is through the traditional way, the reader of CD / DVD of the host computer by clicking "CD -> Use Physical Drive F:" (in your case the letter of the drive may be other).
If the OS you want to install is a. Iso in the host computer, then choose the option "CD -> Capture ISO Image ..." and choose the corresponding ISO file, which will be emulated as a cd and operate similarly to a drive of cds / dvds normal.
Irrespective of previous choice, so the virtual machine has access to the cd operating system, should press the "Enter", or make a restart the virtual machine through the keys "Right ALT + R". After one of these operations, the virtual machine detects the cd to install the OS (in this tutorial will be Windows XP) and start the installation of it.
From this moment, the installation of the operating system should be in the same way that a computer would be real. Tutorial demonstrate in the rest of the installation of Windows XP. If this is the operating system they are installing are so lucky. If another operating system, should follow the normal steps. If find any problem, leave a comment, which try to help you. In the first screen of the Windows XP installation, we should press the "Enter".
In the second screen, we must accept the license to use Windows XP, clicking the key "F8".
Then we must configure the partition where we install Windows XP. Only we have the virtual disk created when creating the virtual machine, which currently is not format. To do this, press "Enter", which will lead to the display format of the virtual disk.
Screen formatting the virtual disk, using the arrow keys "up" and "low" choose the type of format we want, "Normal" or "Quick" (Rapid), and type of the file system "FAT" or "NTFS" . He is currently the most widely used file system "NTFS" as it allows working with larger files, such as for example the files. HDV. For this tutorial choose the first option, "Quick NTFS. You can choose the best fit for your situation. After only have to press the "Enter".
After formatting, which may take a few minutes, if not chosen the option "Quick", copying the files from the Windows installation starts automatically.
After completion of the copy of all installation files (which process may take several minutes), the virtual machine performs an automatic restart. Should not do anything, if it takes a few keys, such as the installation CD is still in the drive, we can re-enter the menu of the Windows XP installation. Therefore, we should expect a little more while the installation continues ... ...
After a few minutes, is shown in the display configuration of the language and regional settings. On this screen click on "Customize."
NOTE: To return to the host computer's mouse, press the "ALT law." Can knock out a small mouse in the virtual machine, but do not worry, this will be resolved at the end of the installation.
In this screen, we should change the settings for our country, in both fields.
Then click on "Language" and the screen that opens, click on "Details" to configure the keyboard. The default is the keyboard "English." To add the keyboard of our parents, we should click "Add ...".
In this screen, we should choose the appropriate settings for our parents. And click "Ok".
We now have the keyboard of our parents and english keyboard. As we will not need the english keyboard, seleccionamo it and click Remove. Then click "OK."
We are presented with a message that tells us that the keyboard can not be removed because it is in use, but it will be removed in the next restart. click "OK."
- In tab "Advanced", select also our parents. and click "OK."
The regional settings are completed, we click "Next" to continue.
The next screen allows the customization of the system. Can enter your name and the name of your organization and click "Next."
On the next screen to enter the key of Windows XP that are installed. And click "Next."
In the next screen choose the computer name, and introduced the administrator password if there is a wish. And click "Next."
Then choose our time zone and set the time and date. And click "Next."
After a few minutes, we presented the network configuration menu. In this step we can select "Typical Settings" and click "Next."
On the next screen, leave the options pre-defined and click "Next." If a network, choose the other option, and enter the domain of the network.
- The installation continues for a few more minutes ...
- After some time, Windows XP starts the first time in the virtual machine.
At startup of Windows XP are asked to define some settings in the system. Choose the options that are best suited to your situation. In almost all menus simply click "Next." If have any questions, leave a comment. Try to help.
- Finally we are into our new operating system.
Finally, to solve the problem of rats, we install the VM aditions. To do this, click on "Action -> Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions" or pressing the keys "Right Alt + I".
Click "OK" in the notice that is displayed indicating that a CD is inserted in the drive of the virtual machine.
- On the next screen click "Next."
After the installation completed, simply click "Finish" and make a restart the virtual machine.
After the restart the problem is already solved mouse, or is no longer trapped within the area of virtual machine. The drag is also noted that improved as the VM additions installed a new graphics card in the virtual machine.
Reached the end of this extensive tutorial, with a brand new installation of Windows XP in a virtual machine.
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May 24th, 2008 at 17:34
Great tutorial .. Follow the steps in this and the previous and this perfect! Congratulations and thank you!
Roney
May 24th, 2008 at 19:05
Thank you for comment Roney. It is great to see the work recognized.
May 27th, 2008 at 17:23
Well explicadinho, follow the steps and was very easy to install xp in virtual machine, thanks for the tips!
But if I qeuiser installing linux on the vitual machine is equal?
May 27th, 2008 at 23:08
Thanks for the comment Jessica. To install the Linux method is the same, however, it is necessary to make minor adjustments, it is not a Microsoft Operating System.
Soon I will write a tutorial on how to install a version of Linux (Red Hat or Ubuntu) in Virtual PC 2007.
June 9th, 2008 at 18:19
hi! Very good tuturial!
I am daily user of VirtualPC, but has also spent at VMware, and actualimente also use the (more stable) VirtualBox.
Thus, the use VirtualPC to run VM's with MS operating systems, and VirtualBox corer for MAC and Unix / Linux. It is the best combination!
If you have other solutions in addition to these three warnings.
Keep up the good work!
July 28th, 2008 at 18:54
It is legally allowed to install the same copy of Windows XP, the PC real and the virtual PC, using the same license number?
Thanks in advance.
July 31st, 2008 16:00
I had problems using ISO, and someone had also been resolved, I think that the program does not recognize. NGR and while. ISO did not have much success.
Any tips?
August 4th, 2008 at 22:50
Evandro @
Hello, I never had problems in the use of ISO file. NGR The files are not actually incurred. Have to be even ISO files, and you can not rename a file NGR to ISO, because they are totally different formats.
August 4th, 2008 at 22:58
@ Jorge Reis
Hello Jorge, each virtual machine, when it comes to licensing, works in the same way a normal computer, or for each virtual machine has actually bought a license for the operating system.
August 4th, 2008 at 23:16
@ Gil
Thank you! It is a good choice, unfortunately Virtual PC still does not behave very well with linux systems. Maybe on purpose.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:38
Good!
Now ...
What other software Virtualization (DOS / Windows / Linux) in the style of Virtual PC and Virtual Box familiar \ advise?
August 15th, 2008 at 8:49
@ Gil
Hello Gil, there is also VMWare, which has a paid version, but also offers a free player, VMware Player, which can even convert the VMS Virtual PC.
August 17th, 2008 at 15:16
Gil, good day!
I am in a strange situation. My Virtual Machine (Windows 2000) only identifies the server machine (Windows XP) when it is connected to my internet modem. That is, when the modem is not connected, there is no communication between virtual machine and server machine (connection is disabled). You know what is happening?
Thank you!
August 26th, 2008 at 22:09
@ Tiago Domingos
Only with this information is difficult to help you, but probably the problem occurs because the connection type that is configured in the Virtual Machine. The ideal would be using NAT. So to share the connection to the net on both machines, host and Virtual Machine. I hope I have helped.
Greetings.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:18
Good morning!
I also signed a weird situation. I installed a clean copy of Windows Vista in Windows 2000
I am now using Vista and I can not use the 2000, so I'm trying to remove the other installation of windows, but only says: Access is denied. The Vista is also slow on my virtual machine.
How can I solve this problem and increase the performance of view?
THANK YOU!
August 31st, 2008 at 0:00
Hello tutorial was the legal order, step by step easy to tie intends more
November 12th, 2008 at 1:37
This Institute is one of the best I have seen in net kara, congratulations
not yet installed but I am prepared, first tnho a perguntinha.
the virus can pass from the virtual machine to real machine?
I'm depending on the response to install virtual pc 2007
thanks in advance.
January 12th, 2009 at 22:21
leandro @
The virtual machines are often used to test for infections with viruses, because they do not normally pass to the host. But you never know. In computing it is possible.
January 12th, 2009 at 22:22
@ MARCO ANTONIO
thanks for the comment.
January 24th, 2009 at 13:39
Hello, you know someone installs XP EaseUs by my dad did it once and now a milembro
someone help me?
add me to tell you the answer: lucaslvivan@ibest.com.br
January 25th, 2009 at 21:54
@ EU
Hello, so I know the EaseUs, I think we simply create a new partition for Windows 7 and install it on that partition normally.
If anyone knows anything about this, leave comment.
January 29th, 2009 at 0:20
I'm having trouble installing Windows 64 and XP virtual machine I am using Windows Vista 64 and 64 Virtual PC. At the time of the boot to the CD (XP 64) the error saying that it is not compatible. I tried several times uninstall the Virtual PC and nothing. Can you help me?
February 13th, 2009 at 1:53
thanks, now I can use programs not supported by the view = P
February 18th, 2009 at 20:39
@ Roger
Nothing of Roger. It is a pleasure to help to solve these problems.
February 18th, 2009 at 21:23
@ James
Neither Virtual PC nor Virtual Server support 64-bit systems. To use a 64 bit system, you have to use the Hyper-V Windows Server 2008.
February 20th, 2009 at 12:27
Optionally, you can also use the VMware Server that is freeware, or, if for a system with AMD 64bit CPU, it is also possible to use VirtualBox AMD64.
February 24th, 2009 at 22:52
Well this tutorial is perfect, never seen anything like it
March 1st, 2009 at 20:55
@ Gil
True. Gil excellent tip.
Thank you.
March 1st, 2009 at 20:57
@ DIMASSOM
Many thanks for the comment. Without words.
March 3rd, 2009 at 13:35
the fantastic tutorial, clear and with objectivity. congratulations.
March 5th, 2009 at 20:50
I am having trouble installing Windows 98 SE. Click the iso image, the installation starts, but says that "Windows 98 has detected that drive C: partition has no valid fat or fat32 ... ... ... ... .. and then proceed as
March 7th, 2009 at 16:49
Good.
I have a doubt!
When I'm using the standard virtual machine can "minimize" the windows xp to get moving in order ..?
March 7th, 2009 at 17:16
Sorry to bother again, but after I installed this mouse, for it is' faster 'my windows came with a 4-bit color. vesse or 'evil', 'very bad' .. I can do to improve this situation?
I await answers
March 11th, 2009 at 1:45
My DVD drive to not work after I installed the virtual machine. How to solve? Works only from inside the virtual machine, but want to work, when the virtual machine is off.
Thank you.
Silvano.
March 18th, 2009 at 0:15
@ paisanouy
Thank you. It receives great praise for our work.
March 18th, 2009 at 0:18
@ Paulo
To install Windows 98 SE, the disk must be formatted in FAT or FAT32. The latest operating systems use disks formatted in NTFS, it should be the case of your disk. So is receiving the error that states. Create a new partition and format in FAT32 you. Thus should have to install Windows 98 SE.
March 18th, 2009 at 0:19
@ EricVidal
Absolutely. Virtual PC works as a normal window of Windows. You can minimize it to qualqer time and move on your host operating system.
March 18th, 2009 at 0:22
@ EricVidal
You need to put the system in 32 bit color.
March 18th, 2009 at 0:27
@ Roberto Silvano Camargos
The Drive of DVD should work properly when the virtual machine is turned on or off. I do not understand the problem.
March 20th, 2009 15:00
Yeah, but I tried for the color to 32 bit and say that it is not possible.
I have Windows Vista Home Premium .. the virtualpc not be incompatible.?
March 21st, 2009 at 17:22
Emulates xp, I know you have to install a imprensora by usb.:
March 29th, 2009 at 14:44
Hello congratulations on Office'm more a problem when you install the OS in windows xp virtual machine at the beginning of the installation it reads the drive and then you do next is for the installation to do I have to press the enter key the screen goes all black and no more will be answered that would be because of the msm CD of my operating system. obs I use another key for install!
March 29th, 2009 at 22:37
How much good this article, I follow step by step and was very good like truth, if anyone has any doubts as to install a virtual machine is just below that is not error. Congratulations ... Thanks guys ... I'm not more of this post here is very good!
March 31st, 2009 at 0:18
@ george vinicio
Many thanks for the comment.
March 31st, 2009 at 0:20
@ Pedro
This problem is not common that has never happened. So I can not help you.
I do not think the problem has to do with being the host of the same CD.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:08
Peter:
This problem is really rare but it happens. The causes are many:
1. - The machine can be processed and still could not update the screen. (ie If you are looking for devices, it may take a long time depending on the settings, so, I try to install a configuration 'Default'.)
2. - The drivers of the graphics card in the Host OS may have a problem and the solution is then re-install them or update them to a newer version. (Note: If an ATI 'X2', you may have to use old drivers or the Omega unofficial, although the support is very bad ... I recommend nVidia or Matrox. Personally I have a nVidia 9800GTX2 and everything works swimmingly .
3. - In the 3rd case, the situation is: the drivers of the adapter of the host are correct, the virtual machine is not processing "raw" or is trying to detect devices in the system. In this case, one of the two: either the CD is corrupted \ broken, or your graphics card does not support the resolution of the default installation of windows.
If not any of these assumptions ... sorry could not help.
Good work!
April 3rd, 2009 at 0:33
@ Gil
Thanks for the help. I am very pleased to see the community of This Even interact with each other.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:03
If we help each other ... who will help?
April 14th, 2009 at 0:27
Parabens by Office ...
qd but click the start opens a black screen and no leaves but Why?
April 14th, 2009 at 0:34
and again apologize for disturbs
q I have a computer in the installation CD of windows?
April 15th, 2009 at 0:01
@ Marceelo
Yes, you have to put the installation CD of Windows for the installation can be made.
Or mount a. Iso in virtual machine.
April 21st, 2009 at 13:03
ok
greatly enjoyed the information that was provided, now if you install the programs, will be that we must follow the same space?
April 21st, 2009 at 23:08
@ paulo kiluanje
After the virtual machine set up and operating system installed, simply install the program normally, as if they were the operating system of the host.
Greetings.
April 25th, 2009 at 2:36
I not able to boot at the time of the pq I do not have the image of the iso
April 26th, 2009 at 2:33
well .. at the time I get the file. iso is just a virtual machine restarts and nothing happens please help me
April 28th, 2009 at 17:59
Dude, time to try the drive, none of the "Use Physical Drive (F or E:) ... can be used, and I only have created a Virtual Machine ...
help here
!
May 1st, 2009 at 10:01
@ Gabriel
With the information provided can not help much, the problem is that you can not access the drive, CD / DVD from the Virtual machine?
May 1st, 2009 at 10:04
@ pietro
If I understand correctly, after choosing the. Iso, you must restart the machine so that it detects that it has a. Iso and then press it.
To restart the virtual machine can use Action -> Reset or Right Alt + R.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:08
@ Bruno
Without the iso image, it is impossible to boot.
First you have to get the. Iso, otherwise you can not install.
You can also use a CD or DVD, using the option "Use physical drive.
May 3rd, 2009 at 21:27
How do I find the. Iso of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and XP, to install the virtual machine
May 6th, 2009 at 2:42
@ Eduardo Jeferson
The. Iso Windows Server 2003 Enterprise is available at the link:
Download Windows Server 2003 Trial
Windows XP and that seems not have any version Trial.
May 16th, 2009 at 6:37
see you friend q dominates the virtualpc, I am trying to crack the xp machine in Miha (view) naum giving this right
I would like to help one of you.
already thanks
May 16th, 2009 at 15:56
For people who like the future:
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/download.aspx
May 25th, 2009 at 19:53
Dude, see if you can give me any tips, please.
In Windows XP installation, where access to the I386 folder and try to run the winnt.exe, the following error message appears:
"Internal Setup Error.
Could not find place for swap file.
The installation can not proceed. Press ENTER to exit. "
Have any idea what might be happening?
Thanks in advance. Your tutorial was excellent!
May 27th, 2009 at 2:20
e ae blz friend ...
I followed the steps correctly as you said ... but I'm trying to install xp dark edition consegundo and I'm not starting from an iso image, msm qa will be defective?
I look at you
May 27th, 2009 at 7:43
jonathan @
Maybe. Try with another iso image.
May 31st, 2009 at 1:20
I installed the Virtual PC 2007 but when you start to read the cd of XP for installation it is not concluded on the screen of the DHCP on top of the XP sereal a message to the proxy and return to the boot
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:44
well, I tried to install here now, plus the virtual pc is not reading my cd of windows xp for some way, someone has a solution? Grato now
June 7th, 2009 at 16:53
Nice tutorial! Thanks!
June 18th, 2009 at 2:15
I loved the turorial Toh following the steps taken to give it some more I like the xp TBM love the view is beautiful, you can do it with seven?
VLW
June 18th, 2009 at 23:37
@ Guilherme
Yes, you can also install Windows 7 on a virtual machine. The steps are quite similar.
June 19th, 2009 at 0:31
@ Guilherme
I have since mid-March the Windows7B installed on a Host and VM. As soon as I get a tempinho, I do a screen-shot and sending the link.
Until then I would advice:
I have a machine with DualCode (AMD64X2) and tried the same in SingleCore (IntelP4EE) and things do not go smoothly. Once the VM just load the Host hung, however in my DualCore everything goes perfectly!
If I esqucer screen-shot of me remember! lol
June 28th, 2009 at 5:05
PROBLEM: I did all the step by step to success, I have Vista Basic and install XP with Virtual Máq, everything looked good but I noticed that XP does not detect the Máq Virtual hardware into the USB port (Printer, Pendrive, iPod, Photo ...) or CD's or DVD's the unit of litura of records, what to do?
June 29th, 2009 at 9:37
Renato @
This problem is more or less rare but it happens and is a question of two things:
- A (s) USB port is not compatible with (at least) v1.1b;
> Solution: There is. The VPC was established to consider the operation \ compatibility to v2.0 but without much support and hence the cap be correct v1.1b.
- The drivers installed the USB ports are damaged;
> Solution: Uninstalling all the drivers for USB, re-start the machine (Host) and ascertain the result.
I hope I have helped!
July 4th, 2009 at 23:55
Excellent tutorial. I am looking forward to the tutorial linux Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC.
A perguntinha, you can install any version of MAC OS too?
Thanks
July 5th, 2009 at 2:11
Hello guys, very easy to use, but which seems easy but inda not resolve was the size of the viewing screen of my virtual machine, if someone can help me, I am happy ...
My email is: topcia13@yahoo.com.br
July 6th, 2009 at 20:35
"Size of the screen viewing: Press (Alt Gr) + Enter to toggle between full screen of the virtual machine and the machine real.
(Alt Gr) is the right Alt key on the keyboard.