How To Install Windows XP In Virtual Box - 2024

This is an updated video on my popular "How To Install Windows XP In Virtual Box" tutorial.

Update October 23, 2022:

There has been an update to virtual box which has changed a few minor things:
First you need to select this ISO image when creating a new virtual machine (In the same Windows where you name your VM) or you can add it later in the virtual machine settings then selecting storage and adding the ISO file to the optical drive.

Also make sure that "Skip Unattended Installation" is checked.

Product Key: M6TF9-8XQ2M-YQK9F-7TBB2-XGG88

DISCLAIMER: Remember to be careful when using Windows XP. Since there are no security updates, your OS and data will be vulnerable to security threats. So use at your own risk.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Download Virtual Box
1:05 - Download Windows XP ISO
2:14 - Enable Virtualization
3:16 - Creating Our Virtual Machine
5:02 - Installing Windows XP Onto The VM
10:17 - Installing Virtual Box Guest Additions
12:06 - Installing A Modern Web Browser
14:16 - Disclaimer
14:33 - Outro

[TheHowToGuy]

Update April 30, 2023:

There seems to be a new bug where after you install Guest Additons you'll get a black screen. To fix this shut down your VM, open your VM settings, then click on display and set the graphics controller to a different one. Try each one and see if you can get it to work again. You also might want to try turning off 3D Acceleration.

Update October 23, 2022:

There has been an update to virtual box which has changed a few minor things:
First you need to select this ISO image when creating a new virtual machine (In the same Windows where you name your VM) or you can add it later in the virtual machine settings > storage and adding the ISO file to the optical drive.

Also make sure that "Skip Unattended Installation" is checked.

[lucmusic]

Thank you! That was a masterful tutorial. Very clear, no chattering. No bad loud music. Great job!

[moniquess]

I could never have done this without your tutorial. I played my favorite game as a kid and got all the nostalgia feelings. Thank you so much!

[TheoBLogical]

Thanks for the tutorial! Now I can play my old childhood computer games. I wasn't sure I'd ever get to play Magic School Bus, Thinking Things, or Roller Coaster Tycoon again. Thank you!

[fruity]

I have been trying to do this for 3 years now, every guide I followed skipped over how to enable virtualization. You helped me do the thing I have been trying to do for Three. Years. Thank you SO MUCH

[jeffburrell]

I just used this to set up a VM on my computer and everything worked as you described when the added info is included. I did have a problem with loading Firefox, but your suggestion of a shared directory worked a treat. Thank-you for such a good tutorial.

[Jukematerful]

Great and clear tutorial. Worked flawlessly and easy-to-follow instructions.

[RafaelHernandez-tkns]

Short, concise and to the point. Masterful tutorial!!!!

[peterboardman]

This is the best video on Youtube regarding this topic and the only one that warns the user about Windows XP!

[axelknightmorrison]

Commenting from the virtual machine! Sweet and simple tutorial ! Subscribed!

[Korvmannen]

Sweet! The serial in the description didn't work for me. I used this one from the comments in the archive site: MRX3F-47B9T-2487J-KWKMF-RPWBY

[ydehyoe]

Thank you so much for this! My XP install froze the first time (left it for over an hour, the dots were still moving so thought it might be thinking) but then I restarted my computer and then it worked just fine and installed quite quickly.

[pawejaskua]

Everyting works great, had a little problem with a web browser but an additional video about shared folders fixed it. Thanks!

[davevolskysbackdoor]

Outstanding tutorial - followed it step-by-step and it went flawlessly.

[nettaj]

Thank you. Straightforward and easy to follow instructions, even with the updated VM.

[uhgjjlo]

Incredibly knowledgeable and we'll-spoken teacher. Nice tutorials comfortableness with the subject makes starting soft real exciting!!

[robertlightbourne]

Many thanks for this well designed tutorial! Question: Do I have to install a fresh version of XP from a downloaded install ISO, or can I use an already existing install that has a lot of my software on it? If I have to install fresh, can I simply copy my registry and windows dlls and so forth from my pre-existing install that has so much software on it? Or do I have to reinstall the software and import my files?

[badbobnine]

For any one struggling with file sharing or copy and pasting the Firefox link you can just as easily enable drag and drop to move the file after you have extracted it on your host system/

[LeeLivesSing]

12/13/2023

Thanks for your video. The instruction was excellent. Some views I got during the process were different that on your vid, but kept moving ahead.
Your firefox link didn't work in the Virtual XP, but I read a lot of comments and someone mentioned Shared Folders and used that to drag and drop the file. Worked great!

[iansoto]

Thank you so much! I wanted to have a Windows XP VM and I finally got it thanks to you!!! :) This is very helpful.