Virtual Machine

[DoughmanX_HD]

I'm looking for a ISO for Windows XP Home Edition. Where should I get one?

[RandomLegoBrick]

Idk any reliable online sources but I will say check around your parents (or even yours or a friends depending on how old you are haha) cd drawers for  "repair" or "recovery" disks, there were pretty much guaranteed to ship with xp laptops and contain the full windows install image. then when you set up your vm you can pop the cd in and set it as disk 2 or something. Its also easy to just rip the cd to an iso and mount that to your vm.

[sk8rs_dad]

Try here.  I’ve installed an OS/2 Warp 4.5 image and poked around a bit. It brought back some memories and made me appreciate how easy things like networking are these days.  I missed Rexx.

 

https://gekk.info/articles/os2.html

[DoughmanX_HD]

2 hours ago, sk8rs_dad said:

Try here.  I’ve installed an OS/2 Warp 4.5 image and poked around a bit. It brought back some memories and made me appreciate how easy things like networking are these days.  I missed Rexx.

 

https://gekk.info/articles/os2.html

Idk if it's the same for VMware though.

[TheLANguy]

3 hours ago, DoughmanX_HD said:

I'm looking for a ISO for Windows XP Home Edition. Where should I get one?

Other than a CD, your best bet will be the Internet Archive.

Always make sure the ISO has not been modified by using Powershell or 7-zip to find the SHA checksum and verify.

Download links are against the forums Community Standards.

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[DoughmanX_HD]

2 hours ago, TheLANguy said:

Other than a CD, your best bet will be the Internet Archive.

Always make sure the ISO has not been modified by using Powershell or 7-zip to find the SHA checksum and verify.

Download links are against the forums Community Standards.

Would this one work well?

[DoughmanX_HD]

K what should I do? Should I burn the disc image?

Edited February 23, 2024 by DoughmanX_HD
Ideas

[C2dan88]

11 minutes ago, DoughmanX_HD said:

K what should I do? Should I burn the disc image?

No, click the browse button and locate the downloaded xp iso to run as virtual machine

 

 

[DoughmanX_HD]

5 minutes ago, C2dan88 said:

No, click the browse button and locate the downloaded xp iso to run as virtual machine

 

 

So should I move the file from downloads to here?

[C2dan88]

No. Can be left in Downloads folder. VMWare only reads it as a "virtual disk" it does not need to be stored in a specific location to mount an iso.

[DoughmanX_HD]

So what do I do then? Btw I'm sorry for making you go through this it's my first time using a virtual machine (NEVERMIND I GOT IT)

[DoughmanX_HD]

I need a product key I don't think I got one

[DoughmanX_HD]

I just put a random code is that okay

[DoughmanX_HD]

[John Reactor]

This brings back memories

[DoughmanX_HD]

Yeah I still need a product code how do I get one

[sk8rs_dad]

9 hours ago, DoughmanX_HD said:

Idk if it's the same for VMware though.

I googled “import a virtualbox image into VMware player” for you.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.0/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-9AC1C866-59E1-4AB3-BEB3-5A3141525036.html

 

VMware has made radical changes to their licensing recently. It may be time to explore another hypervisor like Proxmox, kvm, or Virtualbox. 

[DoughmanX_HD]

 

1 hour ago, sk8rs_dad said:

I googled “import a virtualbox image into VMware player” for you.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.0/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-9AC1C866-59E1-4AB3-BEB3-5A3141525036.html

 

VMware has made radical changes to their licensing recently. It may be time to explore another hypervisor like Proxmox, kvm, or Virtualbox. 

Dude, I already got it working. Sorry.

[DoughmanX_HD]

So I've been trying to find the product code but no luck. How do I find it?

[TheLANguy]

13 hours ago, DoughmanX_HD said:

So I've been trying to find the product code but no luck. How do I find it?

The activation key is typically inside the install CD case. Since you downloaded it, you will need to find a key from an old system or online.

The keys for each version of XP are different, so make sure you find the right one.

[Needfuldoer]

23 hours ago, DoughmanX_HD said:

So I've been trying to find the product code but no luck. How do I find it?

You're not going to find it here. 

 

Locating install media is one thing, but posting license keys (or links to them) would cross the line and go against the community guidelines.

[SansVarnic]

@DoughmanX_HD please note this discussion can continue but the community cannot assist you in acquiring an activation key for discontinued software. Though it is unfortunate it will cross the line of piracy and breaches the Community Standards.

 

My suggestion to you is to inquire Microsoft to see if they would be willing to provide you with a method to activate the software. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus