Windows xp virtual mode on windows 7 home premium

Thanks, Marilyn. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. XP mode is only available in Pro and Ultimate, not Home - no you cannot make it work on Home version. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Name the new virtual machine as Windows XP Mode or any other preferred name. Upon log on, an activation registration dialog box will be presented.

Then, inside the unpacked folder, use 7-Zip to extract xpm file inside the sources folder. Windows XP Mode. Download and install Windows Virtual PC. Install the pre-configured and pre-activated XP Mode. Finish the create new virtual machine wizard.

Step nine: Select Everyone in the Permissions entres box and then click the Edit Step ten: In the new window, check the box for the Full control permission. This should set all the permissions to Allow automatically.

You should now be out of all the property setting windows for the file we have just taken ownership of and be back in Windows Explorer. It is now recommend that you create a backup copy of the Windows XP Mode base. In the window that opens, click Create virtual machine from the toolbar. Step thirteen: In the new Create a virtual machine window , enter any name for your Windows XP mode virtual machine and then click Next.

Unless you wish to change how much memory your virtual machine will use, just click Next again. Step fourteen : When at the Add a virtual hard disk step of the virtual machine setup, select Use an existing virtual hard disk and then click the Browse button. We want to locate and select the Windows XP Mode base. It is up to you if you wish to enable the undo disks option also. Click Create when done. To access the virtual Windows XP environment, simply double click the newly created virtual machine file listed.

As a side note, it is important to realize that although Windows XP Mode is now installed, the Windows XP virtual machine will be without a valid license and will be subjected to a limited time grace period before requiring activation. While there are a slew of clever ways to bypass this activation problem, the easiest and most recommended way to truly avoid all these issues is to simply upgrade from Windows Home Premium to Windows Professional.