Install XP Mode on any edition of Windows 7 using Oracle Virtualbox

[fntsydrgn]

Hey thnx. ive been tryin to get this thing run for eons.

[siegrists]

This really is not XP Mode; it's just an XP virtual machine. The true XP mode does more than just install on a VM, it is a true seamless mode...using the host OS taskbar, etc. Nice video though.

[gplaything]

microsoft disabled that

[louphebe]

I had these same errors. I closed virtualbox, reloaded it as administrator and now it all seems to work!

[dsgamecube]

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows XP.

Failed to open image 'C:\Program Files\Windows XP Mode\Windows XP Mode base.vhd' for writing due to wrong permissions (VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY).

Failed to attach driver below us! Image is read-only. (VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY).

PIIX3 cannot attach drive to the Primary Master (VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)

Component: Console

Interface: IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c9­13317bb}

[dsgamecube]

@dsgamecube That's after disabling read-only, then setting permissions to full control for everyone.

[dsgamecube]

@dsgamecube Never mind. Note to self: don't leave VPC open in XP mode and then try to modify the same VHD in VBox.

[PCtweaksANDtricks]

@TheEMImasterVid First, what is your OS? Did you receive this error while attempting to start the Oracle Virtualbox?

[andykunsuen]

@PCtweaksANDtricks My VMBox also having the same problem, it happen when i set my processor to TWO. My computer is core duo 2 which actually supporting 2 processor but VMBox seem refused it.

---ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_FAIL (0x80004005) aIID={1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-­cb7c913317bb} aComponent={Console} aText={VT-x features locked or unavailable in MSR. (VERR_VMX_MSR_LOCKED_OR_DISABL­ED)}, preserve=false

---Power up failed (vrc=VERR_VMX_MSR_LOCKED_OR_DI­SABLED, rc=E_FAIL (0X80004005))

[PCtweaksANDtricks]

@andykunsuen Did you check the "Enable IO APIC" checkbox? Also what guest OS are you trying to install on VirtualBox?

[PCtweaksANDtricks]

@andykunsuen If you're installing XP Mode, did you TakeOwnership of the .vhd file and uncheck the 'read-only' attribute? If you're still having problems, try setting the processors to 1 and disabling IO APIC option. Hope this helps.

[2ndtolastfilms]

@PCtweaksANDtricks Thanks, that solved this problem for me, now onto the next one.

[andykunsuen]

@PCtweaksANDtricks Yes. I did enabled "IO APIC" checkbox. Thanks for your suggestion which lead to related issue and my problem had been solved yesterday by enabling the support of dual core in virtual server through BIOS... btw, win7 and linux are both windows that i wanted to install into virtual server. ^^