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Table Of Content

1- Download Windows 7 Iso
2- Declare Windows 7 virtual machine
3- Install operating system
4- Install additional tools
1- Download Windows 7 Iso
2- Declare Windows 7 virtual machine
3- Install operating system
4- Install additional tools

1- Download Windows 7 Iso

First of all, you need to download a Windows 7 Installer with Iso, and Bootable formats. If you have a copyright CD Key, you can download directly from a website of Microsoft:
If you have no copyright CD Key, let's seek a site to be able to download aWindows7 Iso installer, for instance, the following website:
OK, I have a Windows 7 installer withIso format here:

A Windows 7 virtual machine is created and you can see it on the VirtualBox Manager window.It is noted that your virtual machine just created is not installed operating system, therefore, you need to install an operating system for it. Nov 02, 2018  Whether you want to test a version of Windows or test a bootable ISO file, VirtualBox is the best software out there for the job. While installing an operating system in VirtualBox is relatively easy, first time users may need some help, especially if the user plans to boot from an ISO.

2- Declare Windows 7 virtual machine

First, you need to open the VirtualBox, select New to create a new virtual machine.
Enter the name of virtual machine, herein called 'Windows7' by me
Choose the number of RAMs to be provided to the virtual machine.
Next, create a virtual hard disk for your virtual machine.
Select the position where your virtual disk file will be created and designate the size of your virtual disk.
A Windows 7 virtual machine is created and you can see it on the VirtualBox Manager window. It is noted that your virtual machine just created is not installed operating system, therefore, you need to install an operating system for it.

3- Install operating system

In the above step, you have just declared a virtual machine on the VirtualBox. Now, you need to install an operating system for it.
TheVirtualBox will ask you where the ISO file downloaded by you in the previous step is.
OK, at this time, the operating system starts being installed. If you are familiar with the installation ofwindows operating system, this is very simple.
Enter password and hint. Your hinted information helps you remember the password if you forget it in the future.
OK Hệ điều hành đã cài đặt xong!

4- Install additional tools

In the above step, you have installed a virtual machine successfully. In fact, you need copy & paste the files between the virtual machine and your computer, therefore, you need to install additional software.

In this article, we will examine how to install Windows XP step by step using Oracle VM VirtualBox on PC/Laptop.

How to Setup Windows XP in Oracle VM on Windows 10

Windows XP is a historical operating system. Windows 7 is the most commonly used and most dependent operating system.

Microsoft Win XP operating system is still available today. However, Microsoft has definitely stopped support for Win XP. You can reach Microsoft’s official post from here.

Depending on the performance of your physical computer in test environments, you can experiment by installing Win XP on a VM. Already large companies do not use the old operating systems. Such scenarios are only recommended in practice in test environments.

For example, using virtualization programs such as VMware Workstation, Hyper-V, VMware Fusion or VirtualBox, you can install the XP system on your physical computer and test it in your test environment.

In our previous articles, we have installed Windows XP with the other different virtualization software.

In this article, we will perform the Windows XP installation step by step using the Oracle VM VBox virtualization software on Windows 10. We will also install VBox Guest Additions for the Win machine.

NOTE: You can install Windows XP by using the Oracle VM VBox 6.0.10 version by following the steps in this article.

How to Run Windows XP in Virtual Machine

Install VirtualBox on Windows or Linux before starting the installation by referring to the following articles.

After installing VirtualBox, follow the steps for installing Win XP in Oracle VM VBox in order. You can also download the Windows XP ISO file from the button the bottom of the article.

Step 1

To create a new virtual machine, run Oracle VM software and click the New button. After you click on the New button, the wizard for creating a virtual pc will be opened as below.

Specify the name and version of the machine you are going to install with VBox and click on the Next button.

Step 2

For the Win XP VM, it is sufficient to specify a 1 GB (1024) RAM size. After setting the RAM value, click the Next button.

Step 3

To create a new hard disk for the XP operating system, select Create a virtual hard disk now and click the Create button.

Step 4

In WinXP installation using VBox, select the hard disk type VDI (VBox Disk Image) and click Next button.

Step 5

Configure your HDD for Win XP VM performance to Fixed Size.

Step 6

Storing the HDD file location on an external disk will be beneficial in terms of performance. Specify the virtual HDD file location, and then allocate a 10 GB space for the machine disk.

To create a disk for the Win XP machine, click on the Create button.

Step 7

Creating virtual hard disk…

Step 8

After creating the virtual machine for Win XP, click Right Key / Settings on the virtual machine.

Step 9

Click Storage in the left pane of the Win XP virtual machine settings window, then select Empty and finally click on the CD / DVD symbol and click on Choose Virtual Optical Disk File.

Step 10

After downloading the Windows XP ISO file from the bottom of the article to your computer, select the ISO file in this step and click the Open button.

Step 11

Click the Start button to start the virtual computer and start the setup.

Step 12

Win XP installation has started and press Enter to continue installation.

Step 13

Press F8 to accept the Microsoft XP license agreement.

Step 14

Press C = Create Partition to configure the disk you created.

Step 15

Press Enter to create the new 10 GB area for the virtual disk as a new partition.

Step 16

Press Enter to install on C: Partition1.

Step 17

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Press Enter on the Quick option to format the virtual disk using the NTFS file system.

Step 18

Setup is formatting the C: Partition1…

Step 19

Setup is copying the operating system files…

Step 20

After copying the Win XP files, the virtual machine will restart for 15 seconds. If you do not want to wait for 15 seconds, you can press the Enter button to immediately execute the action.

Step 21

Microsoft XP installation on Oracle VM VirtualBox has started.

Step 22

Configure your region and language settings and click on the Next button.

Step 23

Type your user name and click on the Next button.

Step 24

Specify a computer name for the WinXP VM, and then click Next.

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Step 25

Configure the date and time settings and click Next to continue with the installation.

Step 26

Installation will be completed within minutes depending on the performance of your pc.

Step 27

For Windows XP network settings, select Typical Settings and click Next.

Step 28

If there is no Domain Controller in your network environment, make a WORKGROUP member as shown in the following image. Click on the Next button.

Step 29

Windows XP installation is almost complete!

Step 30

Click the OK button to automatically configure the screen resolution.

Step 31

Opening Windows XP virtual machine…

Step 32

To turn on automatic updates of the Windows XP operating system, select Help protect my PC by turning on Automatic updates now and click the Next button.

Step 33

Click on the Skip button to configure the Internet connection settings later.

Step 34

To bypass the operating system activation, select No, not at this time, and click Next.

Step 35

Retype your username and click on the Next button.

Step 36

VirtualBox XP installation has completed and finally click Finish button.

Step 37

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Starting MS Windows XP virtual machine…

Step 38

The desktop of WinXP operating system has been launched. Now let’s install VirtualBox Guest Additions.

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How to Install Guest Additions in Windows XP

By installing Guest Additions to WinXP virtual machine, you can share files between the virtual machine and the physical computer and also use the virtual machine as Full Screen.

Follow the steps below to install Guest Additions to virtual machine.

Step 1

From the virtual machine menu, click Devices and then click Insert Guest Additions CD image.

Step 2

Click the Next button in the guest additions installation window.

Step 3

Leave the installation location by default and click Next.

Step 4

Click the Install button to start installing Guest Additions to WinXP virtual machine.

Step 5

After installing the guest machine additions, restart the virtual computer.

Step 6

As you can see in the image below, you can see that the process is successful when the Win XP virtual machine running on VirtualBox is resized.

Step 7

You can also use the Microsoft virtual machine as a full screen!

How to Setup Win XP Step by Step ⇒ Video

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Final Word

In this article, we have performed the Microsoft XP professional installation step by step using the Oracle VM VBox virtualization program on the Windows 10 operating system. We have also installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions for the machine. Thanks for following us!

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Download Windows XP ISO for VirtualBox

You can download the Windows XP Professional operating system ISO file used in this article by clicking the following button…