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

This video will show you how to install XP Mode on any edition of Windows 7 using Oracle Virtualbox.

After you install XP Mode, you will need to activate it. Go to 9:19 in the video to activate XP without a product key.
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Oracle VM Virtualbox System Requirements:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/End-user_documentation

If you get any hardware virtualization errors, use these links below:

Hardware Virtualization Detection Tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ee2a17f-8538-461...

Configure BIOS: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx
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Oracle VM Virtualbox download link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html

XP Mode download link (the first link on the left; the Virtual PC component and Update are not needed):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Take Ownership download link:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-r...

To verify that Windows XP Mode is Genuine, download the Media Player at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyI...
Run the setup and click the Validate button. If you're able to pass this step, then Windows is Genuine.

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[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!

[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. ^^

[2ndtolastfilms]

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

[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.

[PCtweaksANDtricks]

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

[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.