Install Windows XP ISO on Windows 11 using VirtualBox

Windows XP on Windows 11 VirtualBox Virtual Machine

The steps given here to install a Windows XP ISO image using VirtualBox are not limited to Windows 11. Users can follow these steps on Linux such as Ubuntu, macOS, Windows 10, 7, or other operating systems they are using and have Virtualbox.

Download Windows XP ISO

Windows XP has been archived by Microsoft and its ISO is officially made available by them on Archive.org along with the product key. It is the "Windows XP Professional SP3 x86" version of this older operating system. So, before proceeding, visit the link and download the ISO file.

Installing the latest VirtualBox on Windows 11

Here we are using the latest version of VirtuaBox available. So, visit VBox’s website and download it according to your operating system. Once you have it go to the next step.

Create a new virtual machine

Run VirtualBox and click the "New" button available on the application interface.

After that, a new window will open where the wizard to create the VM will ask you to name the virtual machine - assuming Windows XP Or whatever you want to call it.

Then click the arrow icon in front of the ISO Image option. Select "Other..." and navigate to the Windows XP ISO image you downloaded from Archive.org.

After that just click the "Next" button.

Unattended Guest Operating System Installation Settings

The good news is that Windows XP supports "Unattended Guest Operating System Installation Settings". So, change the default username ( vboxuser ) and password ( chnageme ) to whatever you wish to set for your user account on Windows XP.

Also, copy and paste the available product key from the same page where you downloaded the Win XP ISO image. Also, change Hostname to whatever you want to use. Click the "Next" button when finished.

Set RAM and CPU

Windows XP can run perfectly on 512MB, for better performance please use 1GB, where the CPU core can be One or two.

Create Virtual Hard Disk

Let's choose the default 10GB because that's enough if you're not planning on doing anything big on Windows XP , while those who want to increase their storage space can simply use the slider provided there.

Start Windows XP installation on Windows 11 VM

Soon the installer will start copying files, wait for it, it won't take too long.

After a while, a further interactive window will appear showing the progress of the installation.

Installing Virtualbox Guest Additions on Windows XP

Once you are done with VirtualBox and completing the setup process for Windows XP, you will have a familiar desktop interface. But by default, when you try to expand the VM's screen, it won't resize your host display. Additionally, there is no drag-and-drop support between host and guest.

For this we have to install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Windows XP. Go to the VirtualBox menu and click Devices -> optical drive and select the VBoxGuestAdditions.ISO file.

Then open My Computer in Windows XP and double-click the Virtual Box Guest Additions drive. This will start the installation.

#After the installation is complete, just restart the system.

Finally, this is a full run of Windows XP experience and using it on Windows 11 running on Virtualbox.

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