However, the advances of VirtualBox can not be ignored: if correctly configured, VirtualBox can perform very well, rivaling in certain cases with Vmware player. Also, VirtualBox has one advantage: it can work with recent Linux kernels, while Vmware player does not it does not support kernels 4. DirectX 10 and 11 are not supported. Starting with version 5. In addition, VirtualBox has a new audio back-end for better support. Hyper-V is the Windows Server para-virtualization interface.
With this interface enabled, it improves the speed of execution of Windows guests on Linux hosts. KVM is the interface for Linux kernel virtualization. With this interface enabled, it improves the speed of execution of Linux guests on Windows hosts. That is, do not enable the Hyper-V interface if you are emulating a Linux guest on a Linux host.
But if you are emulating a Windows guest, it is this interface that you should enable. The Hyper-V interface is recognized by Windows 7 and above.
In Windows XP it may work, but 7 is currently more supported. You should have the Windows installer running now. Remember that since you have not yet install the Guest Additions, you will have to press your Host key normally Right-Ctrl. Install Guest Additions. While the machine is running, under the "Devices" menu, click "Install Guest Additions", which will launch a setup wizard inside Windows XP.
Now you will have OS mouse integration, so you won't have to press the host key to switch between your host and guest. You also can copy and paste between the two operating systems. Now that you have Windows XP installed, you can install programs you use.
I've installed VBox and extension on Ubuntu How can I install XP from the installation disc? Antonios Kaz. Use a program like NERO and make in image from your installation disc. Then use that image like the article tells you to use it. Yes No. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 2. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Helpful 6 Not Helpful 4. There are more settings in the Settings menu you so you can customize your machine.
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In case you already have the Vbox on your system then simply move to next. The installation of the VBox is like any other executable software meant for Windows nothing will be complicated at all. Run VirtualBox and click on the New button given on the Menu of it. Now in the Name box, type- Windows XP and its corresponding options will automatically get setup.
Then click on the Next button. To store the installation file we need to attach a Virtual Hard drive to our Virtual Machine. The VirtualBox will automatically set it to 10GB which is enough.
Thus, leave the default settings and click on the NEXT. Next , Select Dynamic allocated option. File allocation and Size: By default, the VirtualBox will save all file of the machine on C: drive, if you want to change click on the folder icon and select the place.
Finally, click on the Create button. Now, our XP Virtual Machine is ready, time to boot it up. For that select the created virtual machine from the left side of the VBox panel and click on the Start button given in the menu of the same.
As we are installing Windows XP on VirtualBox, thus, a single partition will appear, simply press the enter button to format the whole partition. After some time , it will ask you to enter the license key for Windows XP. Once it will be done, you will get the old but very familiar interface of Windows XP with familiar startup sound. Thus, in this way, we can install our old Windows XP system on VirtualBox Virtual Machine for testing legacy software or learning purpose.
Is there any way to set it up for gaming? It seemed to install on the virtual computer just fine, but then I tried opening it and got this popup that said the game failed to load.
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