@@BilisNegra You can actually. Any operating system can run on VMs. However, Windows 9x systems *do* run into some compatibility issues regarding screen resolution, sound and network drivers, etc. and you can't install Guest Additions (or other equivalents) to fix it as they won't work. The oldest version of Windows I managed to install with full VM support was Windows 2000.
If you're planning to install Windows 8 or above on a USB, use Windows To Go, which is Microsoft-approved for maximum stability and security. This does come with some caveats though, for example installation only works with Enterprise editions of Windows if you want to do this legit (if you're using Windows 10 Creators Update or above, that restriction is moved to Windows 10 Pro) and Microsoft have pre-approved certain USBs as fit for Windows To Go, only about a dozen. That being said, these restrictions can be bypassed with third-party tools but you *will* need a retail copy of Windows and not a copy from the Media Creation Tool. Hope this helped!
3:34 it whould actually be better to use sudo apt install virtualbox cause it looks better it whould also be wise to use sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso so you can get things like usb 2.0 support
Oh my gosh, why so many hate comments? This is just showing you one way to do this. I'm sure he knows there are many other ways but this video talks about one way.
I think MS natively supports installing Windows ONTO a flash drive with 8 and later using Windows to Go (And no, it's not a vm solution, it's running straight off the drive, AND works on more than 1 computer, thanks to Windows 8 and up supporting a feature called "respecialize" during the OOBE.
In case anyone's wondering, the fastest CPU for Windows XP on the Intel side is Core i7-3770K (I'm not sure if XP also support Sandy Bridge E, if it does, the true fastest CPU is Core i7-3970X) and on the AMD side is FX-9590. As far as the GPU goes, on the NVIDIA side, fastest GPU is GeForce GTX Titan X, for AMD I have no idea.
thats how i did it some years ago. i was using a VM in my phone and with it came a 212mb win xp portable iso. ive used rufus on it on my 512mb sd card and worked great! Used it on my school pc for 2 month
I was searching for a way to install Windows XP and Windows 7 and you my boy fixed my entire problem, I was already subscribed, but now I'll put you into my favourite list!
@Plainpebble 128 Well, although it won't provide updates anymore, you could get the updates that applied to Windows POSReady 2009 (basically a version of XP designed for stuff like billing machines, etc)
Here's 2 problem I faced during my setup of ubuntu: 1. You need to use the 32 BIT version of ubuntu (I had no idea) 2. For some reason the UI chips off the screen during the setup where you choose your language (and onwards). The fix for number 2 is to press Enter twice (Like enter + enter) and will progress automatically (or double click when choosing your language your choice.) hopes this helps someone facing the same problem.
Wow man I just love it. I bought one of the old Sony Vaio laptop from early 2000s with pre-instaled Win XP, but sadly when it arrives the HDD wasn't working and it needs to be replaced. But this sound like super alternative and I do not have to be worried about new HDD. I just want to play GTA San Andreas and NFS Underground 1 so I'll be fine :D thumbs up!!!
Great video as always, but I'd just like to point out that school computers (at least the ones at my university) and public computers tend to have BIOS passwords/administrative locks set on them so that people can't completely trash the systems. In that case, a BIOS password would preclude the use of this method entirely, as I think you need to enter it before entering a boot menu or changing the boot priority.
I miss Windows XP because I grew up with that OS and when Vista came out XP was still being used and I was a preteen just starting high school and basically thanks for this video!
Really liked this, although like everyone is saying, use a lighter Desktop Environment (MATE or Xfce are great for this). Or no at all, just commandline!
Also using the newest version of Ubuntu is a terrible idea because GNOME 3 will be running in the background when you use your VM, wasting system resources.
There was a version of Linux stripped down to be a basic as possible, Therefore perfect for a system that only loads 1 program! Damn Small Linux, ceased development a while back but i think its being revived now!
If you don't want to have to deal with cmd you can just select to make the hard disk a vhd file open it with 7zip and then use either imgburn or poweriso ro make an image and then write it
Whenever I find a computer running on Windows XP and it's already logged into an account, I tend to sneakily open the Control Panel, open the Mouse settings and turn the cursor from an arrow to an animated banana. I think it's funny, but I usually get in trouble and annoy the actual owner of the computer!
aprofondir - No, but in my opinion you sacrifice a tiny amount of performance for a much more polished and professional interface. On decent hardware you'd be hard pressed to notice much of a difference.
You know, since you mentioned that you can do this as a harmless prank, why don’t you consider making a list of your favorite computer pranks to play on people? This video was pretty nice though, a VM inside a VM is a funny concept
Thank you so much! I kinda missed windows 7 mostly because of memories. I'm pretty sure I got a "acpi is not compliant" error? I searched it up, and it means my bios was not compatible with it. This video really saved me, thank you! I remember going to my dads garage and just seeing a container for old computers. I picked one up, and it had windows 7 on it. I used that thing to death..
Yeah, the virtual machine is probably the best way to do it. The main disadvantage of this process is probably the fact that you can't readily access the computer's storage as easily without first mounting it in the VirtualBox software.
Not true, i've tried to run XP SP2/3 on older h/w - on VMWare Workstation and most time i get hard errors and the install won't even begin. Getting XP to work from usb media is a coin flip as to whether it works or not, at the best of times.
Well, looking back on your old vids. I can say that these are way better as we can actually hear you. I really enjoy these videos and they are just super good. Try and upload a bit more tho
Wait a minute. So I’m about to try this, but if you disable the thing he said at 4:37, can you still use external hard drives in the installation since you would normally enable them with that toolbar?
Lol I have never thought of doing something like this before, what a great concept! I'll have to try it out someday when I get bored, maybe I can do it at school...
Why don't the user just install a lighter variant of Ubuntu like Lubuntu or Xubuntu, or, if they're more experienced, install a distro without its graphical environment by installing from its "netinstall" (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE should have those available), then install a display manager, configure that to automatically log in, then install a window manager, and then configure its "autostart" file to load VirtualBox? (sees hidden message at 7:36) No, no it doesn't.
When i try to start windows XP i get the message : Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows XP. Details: VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX). This only happens in Ubuntu with virtualbox
Hey, I installed Ubuntu for my virtual box and when I tried to start/run windows XP it says "VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)". I run a 64-bit version of Windows as my main OS and I installed a 64-bit version of Ubuntu for my virtual box. I think its because I'm not on a 32-bit operating system. Is this a problem with my PC or should I just get a 32-bit version of Ubuntu to fix the problem? Thanks.
Also I tried getting a 32-bit version of Ubuntu but no luck, it won't boot in virtual box. Does that mean that Windows XP won't boot onto 64-bit computers?
For those who use Lubuntu 18.04, here is how you launch VirtualBox at start up: 1 - Create a file containing this code #!/bin/bash vboxmanage startvm “Windows XP” --type GUI 2 - Save the file as WinXP.sh 3 - Open lxterminal and execute the codes below sudo chown root:root /path/to/WinXP.sh sudo chmod 4775 /path/to/WinXP.sh 4 - Go into Preferences -> Default applications for LXSession -> Add new entry bash /path/to/WinXP.sh All credit goes to Xian @ ubuntuforums.org. As a Linux newbie, trying to get this working stole my night. Hope it helps you.
Great concept for presentation. I haven't figured out how to get XP to browse the internet unfortunately. Do you use for older programs or software development?
The command to clone the vdi to img has changed a bit, here's an updated version: vboxmanage clonemedium disk "C:\Users\Jimbo\VirtualBox VMs\Debian\Debian.vdi" "C:\Debian.img" --format RAW
Damn you did it, I gave up at the blue screen when directly installing XP. You can use one of those stripped down tiny ISO's of Windows XP (not legal though) to make the installation faster and install only necessary components.
Windows xp not being compatible with hardware anymore is so foreign to me. I used winxp on everything for 12 years, and only reluctantly switched to win 7, 9 years ago because of video drivers and web browsers. I still miss Classic theme brick color and GDI+ drawing instead of composite
Well, actually no, because some PCs *don’t support* virtualisation, and then running a VM in a VM would just crash both VMs. And, with Windows 7 and later, you can run Windows directly FROM the flash drive with WinToUSB.
For capitability with older hardware, I assume it's best to use Ubuntu 32-bit (v14x)? Regarding the 3m mark, if the flash drive size is 32GB (29.4GB), and the Ubuntu VM is set for 28GB.. how much of the 28GB can be allocated for the XP VM? Won't VirtualBox only allow approx. half? Similarly, how much RAM should be set for the Ubuntu VM vs the XP VM? And will it work/under-perform, if set higher/lower than the hardware it's physically booting? Also, to remove the Ubuntu Splash logo, I did: su gedit /etc/default/grub ('sudo passwd root' if necessary) Remove the 'splash' in the line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" sudo update-grub But is there a way to make Ubuntu shut down, whenever XP is shutdown? Some sort of 'poweroff' command that executes only after there's no (XP) VM running? BTW WinNTSetup 3.9.3 seems like it may do the same, but for Win7 and up: msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-v393/
I would probably use this for Windows 98, since i can't get it to boot directly from the USB drive on any of the PCs I have access to (a Cooler Master from the 2000s, my Dell Latitude laptop, my mom's Dell Latitude laptop, two HP PCs at school and a HP K53SV), even though it's possible and there are many tutorials on how to do it. I could probably create a Python script to let me choose whether I want to boot Windows XP or 98 or any other OS like IBM OS/2. Also, shutting down the VM doesn't shutdown the outer OS and putting "&& shutdown 0" at the end of the vboxmanage command won't work since as soon as the VM starts, the command that started it terminates, executing the "shutdown 0" part, shutting down the outer OS before the OS in the VM has a chance to even boot up. And no, the little message box asking if you want to save the state, send the shutdown signal or close the window doesn't help since the shutdown command will force the VM to close. Is there any way of shutting down the outer OS when the VM window closes?
Guru: *starts VirtualBox machine* VirtualBox: Guru Mediation required Guru: since im a guru i can fix this VirtualBox: no, still guru mediation Guru: I'm a guru!? VirtualBox: you are not a guru Guru: argh i need VMware because no guru mediation errors in it VMware: yes, a new user
It may have problems with computers older than Windows XP because they have USB 1.1 or they lack it and the processor may not support virtualization instructions (AMD-V, INTEL VT-X, etc)
Can this method be used to copy files from a Windows XP Professional computer runnimh an AMD processor to rcover graphics files and archive e-mail from an off-line computer.? The computer in question a Dell Optiflex 740 (Was originally equipped with Windows Vista, but refurbished by the manufacturer & A NEW Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed after refurbishing..)
so on [source file path] i put "C:\Users\Ryan\VirtualBox VMs\ubuntu.vdi" then in [destination path] i put "C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\AAAA" would that work as an example
I got an email last week from a company selling brand new PCs with XP on them, it is bizarre that it's coming back from the dead.
I swear nearly every video I watch you've already wrote a comment on it
Hey Guru Larry
surreal, maybe its some kind of low cost budget type-pcs?
lol
Oh, sorry I got it wrong. It's Box (doc) co (dot) uk, and they're selling brand new Windows 7 PC's
You are seriously A under rated youtuber love your content please keep it up
Nasaq Licos I don't think much really matters
I was here since about 30k subs. He has pretty interesting videos!
Moohead Ummm I don't think he cares how long you've been here I think he just cares you are here
@isaac duran ... fuck!
*an
*goes through the extra effort of installing BonziBuddy on a Windows XP Virturalbox just for the memers*
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Now you gotta slap Windows 2000 on Windows XP, and then Windows 98 on Windows 2000.
yes
Doubt you can run a virtual machine under Win 9x, no matter what hack you try.
You skipped windows mistake edition uh I mean millennium edition
@@BilisNegra You can actually. Any operating system can run on VMs. However, Windows 9x systems *do* run into some compatibility issues regarding screen resolution, sound and network drivers, etc. and you can't install Guest Additions (or other equivalents) to fix it as they won't work. The oldest version of Windows I managed to install with full VM support was Windows 2000.
@@jahinzee VMWare Tools works on 9X.
If you're planning to install Windows 8 or above on a USB, use Windows To Go, which is Microsoft-approved for maximum stability and security.
This does come with some caveats though, for example installation only works with Enterprise editions of Windows if you want to do this legit (if you're using Windows 10 Creators Update or above, that restriction is moved to Windows 10 Pro) and Microsoft have pre-approved certain USBs as fit for Windows To Go, only about a dozen.
That being said, these restrictions can be bypassed with third-party tools but you *will* need a retail copy of Windows and not a copy from the Media Creation Tool. Hope this helped!
I love that Windows XP Tour music! I also love the welcome music. *memories*
Ive been searching for a tutorial like this a long time! Thanks!
Great video as always, and of course XP is probably going to outlive the common cold.
7:04 YoUr CoMpUtEr MiGhT bE aT rIsK
yey I got a heart and i love ur vids
WhEr3 a c0Nd0M
3:34 it whould actually be better to use sudo apt install virtualbox cause it looks better it whould also be wise to use
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso so you can get things like usb 2.0 support
I remember there being a company that was selling a live bootable USB of Windows XP and I found it amazing as a kid
Oh my gosh, why so many hate comments? This is just showing you one way to do this. I'm sure he knows there are many other ways but this video talks about one way.
I think MS natively supports installing Windows ONTO a flash drive with 8 and later using Windows to Go (And no, it's not a vm solution, it's running straight off the drive, AND works on more than 1 computer, thanks to Windows 8 and up supporting a feature called "respecialize" during the OOBE.
You can use lightweight linux like bodhi or lubuntu so its save more space in flashdrive
How is this not a meme
idk
In case anyone's wondering, the fastest CPU for Windows XP on the Intel side is Core i7-3770K (I'm not sure if XP also support Sandy Bridge E, if it does, the true fastest CPU is Core i7-3970X) and on the AMD side is FX-9590. As far as the GPU goes, on the NVIDIA side, fastest GPU is GeForce GTX Titan X, for AMD I have no idea.
thats how i did it some years ago.
i was using a VM in my phone and with it came a 212mb win xp portable iso. ive used rufus on it on my 512mb sd card and worked great! Used it on my school pc for 2 month
I was searching for a way to install Windows XP and Windows 7 and you my boy fixed my entire problem, I was already subscribed, but now I'll put you into my favourite list!
-Microsoft stoped suporting Windows XP
-.... It's not very effective.
@Plainpebble 128 Well, although it won't provide updates anymore, you could get the updates that applied to Windows POSReady 2009 (basically a version of XP designed for stuff like billing machines, etc)
Long live Windows XP!
Surviving the manual extinction by Microsoft since 2015!
Emir Tulumcu wasn't it 2014?
+Sam Davy It might’ve been 2014
April or so if I remember right
Yup it was April.
April 2014
Here's 2 problem I faced during my setup of ubuntu:
1. You need to use the 32 BIT version of ubuntu (I had no idea)
2. For some reason the UI chips off the screen during the setup where you choose your language (and onwards).
The fix for number 2 is to press Enter twice (Like enter + enter) and will progress automatically (or double click when choosing your language your choice.)
hopes this helps someone facing the same problem.
Wow man I just love it. I bought one of the old Sony Vaio laptop from early 2000s with pre-instaled Win XP, but sadly when it arrives the HDD wasn't working and it needs to be replaced. But this sound like super alternative and I do not have to be worried about new HDD. I just want to play GTA San Andreas and NFS Underground 1 so I'll be fine :D thumbs up!!!
I've waited 6 years for this thank you so much
*Windows XP* was my first computer now im going to try to *install it again.*
Great video as always, but I'd just like to point out that school computers (at least the ones at my university) and public computers tend to have BIOS passwords/administrative locks set on them so that people can't completely trash the systems. In that case, a BIOS password would preclude the use of this method entirely, as I think you need to enter it before entering a boot menu or changing the boot priority.
This operating system is almost as old as I am. How is that even possible?
Well.... it's called Time :P
It's pretty simple the OS was created a short while after you were born
I miss Windows XP because I grew up with that OS and when Vista came out XP was still being used and I was a preteen just starting high school and basically thanks for this video!
Really liked this, although like everyone is saying, use a lighter Desktop Environment (MATE or Xfce are great for this). Or no at all, just commandline!
Also using the newest version of Ubuntu is a terrible idea because GNOME 3 will be running in the background when you use your VM, wasting system resources.
Use MATE or Xfce as Desktop Environment instead of the default.
EstebanZD *L X D E*
There was a version of Linux stripped down to be a basic as possible,
Therefore perfect for a system that only loads 1 program!
Damn Small Linux, ceased development a while back but i think its being revived now!
If you don't want to have to deal with cmd you can just select to make the hard disk a vhd file open it with 7zip and then use either imgburn or poweriso ro make an image and then write it
He is really underrated, very good content. Its a shame that people dont see this channel!
Whenever I find a computer running on Windows XP and it's already logged into an account, I tend to sneakily open the Control Panel, open the Mouse settings and turn the cursor from an arrow to an animated banana. I think it's funny, but I usually get in trouble and annoy the actual owner of the computer!
Keep doing it :)
awesome
Nice attention to detail using the windows XP tutorial music as the background
Pretty cool idea, though I personally would have gone with a lighter variant of Ubuntu such as Xubuntu or Lubuntu to minimise boot time.
Agree, or simply installing a different desktop environment like openbox or iceWM.
Is xubuntu lighter than lubuntu?
aprofondir - No, but in my opinion you sacrifice a tiny amount of performance for a much more polished and professional interface. On decent hardware you'd be hard pressed to notice much of a difference.
Will those 2 work will the method shown on the video?
I'm learning so much! Thanks for the great content. : )
You know, since you mentioned that you can do this as a harmless prank, why don’t you consider making a list of your favorite computer pranks to play on people? This video was pretty nice though, a VM inside a VM is a funny concept
While I have no intentions to do this, I really enjoyed the video. You definitely deserve the extra sub.
Obligatory "keep up the good work" comment
I still miss XP. Have had a MacBook Pro since 2010 and has been nothing but frustration ("Get Info'? WTF? How ABOUT just plain old PROPERTIES?)
the tutorial i was looking for this entire year.
Thank you so much! I kinda missed windows 7 mostly because of memories. I'm pretty sure I got a "acpi is not compliant" error? I searched it up, and it means
my bios was not compatible with it. This video really saved me, thank you! I remember going to my dads garage and just seeing a container for old computers. I picked one up, and it had
windows 7 on it. I used that thing to death..
Install ubuntu onto the usb then do everything you just did. This actually helped me make a bootable ubuntu usb.
After my beloved XP died two years ago, your channel has made me happy again! Thanks!
I reduced the whole desktop to just a shutdown button and a restart button. Perfect.
Wow great job! I didn't know this was possible at all!
use tinycore linux, or, if it doesn't work, debian minimal, with wmii or fvwm or icewm as the window manager
love the background music, very xp-like xD
Yeah, the virtual machine is probably the best way to do it. The main disadvantage of this process is probably the fact that you can't readily access the computer's storage as easily without first mounting it in the VirtualBox software.
Not true, i've tried to run XP SP2/3 on older h/w - on VMWare Workstation and most time i get hard errors and the install won't even begin.
Getting XP to work from usb media is a coin flip as to whether it works or not, at the best of times.
Well, looking back on your old vids. I can say that these are way better as we can actually hear you. I really enjoy these videos and they are just super good. Try and upload a bit more tho
Wait a minute. So I’m about to try this, but if you disable the thing he said at 4:37, can you still use external hard drives in the installation since you would normally enable them with that toolbar?
For the more "technically inclined" as some would say, i suggest using KVM if you can for better performance
Lol I have never thought of doing something like this before, what a great concept! I'll have to try it out someday when I get bored, maybe I can do it at school...
Why don't the user just install a lighter variant of Ubuntu like Lubuntu or Xubuntu, or, if they're more experienced, install a distro without its graphical environment by installing from its "netinstall" (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE should have those available), then install a display manager, configure that to automatically log in, then install a window manager, and then configure its "autostart" file to load VirtualBox?
(sees hidden message at 7:36) No, no it doesn't.
christmas has come early.
lmao
Ocean Man you stole my reply :(
When i try to start windows XP i get the message : Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows XP. Details: VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
This only happens in Ubuntu with virtualbox
Hey, I installed Ubuntu for my virtual box and when I tried to start/run windows XP it says "VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)". I run a 64-bit version of Windows as my main OS and I installed a 64-bit version of Ubuntu for my virtual box. I think its because I'm not on a 32-bit operating system. Is this a problem with my PC or should I just get a 32-bit version of Ubuntu to fix the problem? Thanks.
Also I tried getting a 32-bit version of Ubuntu but no luck, it won't boot in virtual box. Does that mean that Windows XP won't boot onto 64-bit computers?
For those who use Lubuntu 18.04, here is how you launch VirtualBox at start up:
1 - Create a file containing this code
#!/bin/bash
vboxmanage startvm “Windows XP” --type GUI
2 - Save the file as WinXP.sh
3 - Open lxterminal and execute the codes below
sudo chown root:root /path/to/WinXP.sh
sudo chmod 4775 /path/to/WinXP.sh
4 - Go into Preferences -> Default applications for LXSession -> Add new entry
bash /path/to/WinXP.sh
All credit goes to Xian @ ubuntuforums.org.
As a Linux newbie, trying to get this working stole my night. Hope it helps you.
This would help me, if this video was on RUclips 2 month ago.
Oh well. Good video as always, by the way.
You make fantastic videos, and you should never Change your format of your videos to include ads at the beginning like “square space”. Keep it up!
Since virtualbox has usb support, you could try installing Ubuntu right to the usb drive.
If I make a windows xp boot able disk can I go back to my normal os?
Yeah, it wont affect your main install of whatever OS you use. Unless you tell it to
so, does that mean that you can put Windows XP on a Chromebook?
When you just installed Windows XP onto a Thin Client with USB and this video comes up...
Great concept for presentation. I haven't figured out how to get XP to browse the internet unfortunately. Do you use for older programs or software development?
The command to clone the vdi to img has changed a bit, here's an updated version:
vboxmanage clonemedium disk "C:\Users\Jimbo\VirtualBox VMs\Debian\Debian.vdi" "C:\Debian.img" --format RAW
Love the video - great suggestions here! If the viewers still having any issues - give us a call and we can help with most complex recoveries.
Damn you did it, I gave up at the blue screen when directly installing XP.
You can use one of those stripped down tiny ISO's of Windows XP (not legal though) to make the installation faster and install only necessary components.
Windows XP shall never die.
Windows xp not being compatible with hardware anymore is so foreign to me. I used winxp on everything for 12 years, and only reluctantly switched to win 7, 9 years ago because of video drivers and web browsers. I still miss Classic theme brick color and GDI+ drawing instead of composite
This is a really nice tutorial, but not really what I was looking for, since I was trying to revive a junkyard pc without a hard drive
usboot.org would have been fine as well. I once even got Windows 2000 installed before as well.
the site is undermentioned
THIS SITE IS DEAD HUH?
The background is the same of mines
We probably have the operating system or something to the same version.
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Science Elf: you should know how to set up a virtual machine
Me: *crashes laptop after setting 8gb of ram on a 4gb laptop*
3:40 You could also install software on Linux graphically, using software manager. :)
Very intriguing for me. I may not be able to do it on my mac, but it's still interesting.
Everyone: XP died
XP: my death was, greatly exaggerated
Well, actually no, because some PCs *don’t support* virtualisation, and then running a VM in a VM would just crash both VMs. And, with Windows 7 and later, you can run Windows directly FROM the flash drive with WinToUSB.
ever heard about nested vm's?
@@theurbanzone9545 I heard of nested virtualisation, but the option is greyed out.
@Nhật Minh "And, with Windows 7 and later"
Didn't I state that?
This will keep my Lexmark x75 running for a few more years....
Please do a video explaining your background!! I'm very interested in your background and how you're able to know alot of these stuff! Thanks!
Run windows 7 on Ubuntu on windows 7 on ububtu on windows 7. Is it even possible?
Your computer will groan in pain, belch out black smoke, light your house on fire, say "not responding", and then blow up. :D
there is a method that lets you install only widows 10 on to a thumb drive using rufus but that need a USB 3.0.
you can do it without virtualbox at all, but the only time i actually got it to survive the process, it stopped working after the first boot
For capitability with older hardware, I assume it's best to use Ubuntu 32-bit (v14x)?
Regarding the 3m mark, if the flash drive size is 32GB (29.4GB), and the Ubuntu VM is set for 28GB.. how much of the 28GB can be allocated for the XP VM? Won't VirtualBox only allow approx. half?
Similarly, how much RAM should be set for the Ubuntu VM vs the XP VM? And will it work/under-perform, if set higher/lower than the hardware it's physically booting?
Also, to remove the Ubuntu Splash logo, I did:
su gedit /etc/default/grub ('sudo passwd root' if necessary)
Remove the 'splash' in the line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
sudo update-grub
But is there a way to make Ubuntu shut down, whenever XP is shutdown? Some sort of 'poweroff' command that executes only after there's no (XP) VM running?
BTW WinNTSetup 3.9.3 seems like it may do the same, but for Win7 and up:
msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-v393/
Cruzer Dial? Of all the USBs you could've chosen, you picked the Cruzer Dial?
I think I'd rather have a Linux Mint usb lying around to use on old school computers (by this I mean the actual old computers we have at school)
I would probably use this for Windows 98, since i can't get it to boot directly from the USB drive on any of the PCs I have access to (a Cooler Master from the 2000s, my Dell Latitude laptop, my mom's Dell Latitude laptop, two HP PCs at school and a HP K53SV), even though it's possible and there are many tutorials on how to do it. I could probably create a Python script to let me choose whether I want to boot Windows XP or 98 or any other OS like IBM OS/2. Also, shutting down the VM doesn't shutdown the outer OS and putting "&& shutdown 0" at the end of the vboxmanage command won't work since as soon as the VM starts, the command that started it terminates, executing the "shutdown 0" part, shutting down the outer OS before the OS in the VM has a chance to even boot up. And no, the little message box asking if you want to save the state, send the shutdown signal or close the window doesn't help since the shutdown command will force the VM to close. Is there any way of shutting down the outer OS when the VM window closes?
I suggest using a virtual box centric OS designed for this. IE an os with no window manager that starts this automaticly
I think Etcher is a good alternative for Win32DiskImager. I'm not sure if it will work out with this tutorial, but it helped in a few cases for me.
Guru: *starts VirtualBox machine*
VirtualBox: Guru Mediation required
Guru: since im a guru i can fix this
VirtualBox: no, still guru mediation
Guru: I'm a guru!?
VirtualBox: you are not a guru
Guru: argh i need VMware because no guru mediation errors in it
VMware: yes, a new user
*I think you should install Deep Freeze/Shadow Defender/etc.*
I can't convert my .vdi to .img for some reason. Why.
I was having the same issue. After googling I tried typing vboxmanage.exe instead vboxmanage in that command and it worked!
It may have problems with computers older than Windows XP because they have USB 1.1 or they lack it and the processor may not support virtualization instructions (AMD-V, INTEL VT-X, etc)
AMD-V/VT-X are not necessary as VirtualBox can emulate in software if configured to do so.
Hey there, I want to know, what version of Ubuntu is that?
I wanted to run windows xp on a school Mac for April fools day but I couldn’t figure it out
And then you came along...
Lol a bonzi buddy on-the-go 😅
@Smithstirini 😂
Can this method be used to copy files from a Windows XP Professional computer runnimh an AMD processor to rcover graphics files and archive e-mail from an off-line computer.? The computer in question a Dell Optiflex 740 (Was originally equipped with Windows Vista, but refurbished by the manufacturer & A NEW Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed after refurbishing..)
so on [source file path] i put "C:\Users\Ryan\VirtualBox VMs\ubuntu.vdi" then in [destination path] i put "C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\AAAA" would that work as an example
thank you for getting a new mic some of you're old videos are hard to listen to
I reccomend using Lubuntu as it is less resource powerful
No you don't
@@disasterocks Yes disasterocks you go gurl