The most difficult thing about setting up a Windows XP VM is obtaining an installation ISO and Activating. However, user can leave the product key field.
#WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION ID INSTALL#
I gave them the Installation ID (9 groups of 6 numbers) and they said they didn't recognise the number.īasically I've got an OVA file that is unusable. Windows XP Installation Media and Product Activation. When installing Windows XP with Service Pack 3 integrated setup CD or DVD for retail or OEM channel (clean install from fresh state or upgrade), the installation process will still prompt for a 25-character product key as appeared on the yellow sticker on the back of Windows folder to be entered. I've called Microsoft, but they said XP is now obsolete. The product key in the product ID file is only used to install Windows.
#WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION ID SOFTWARE#
I tried to install the XP OVA file in VirtualBox in Mint, but I keep getting prompted to activate it. To install the Remote Desktop client software on a pre-Windows XP computer. In the section Device Specifications, there is an item labeled Device ID. I installed Linux Mint in a dual-boot set-up, then installed VirtualBox in Mint. Answer (1 of 4): Go to Settings -> System -> About (or right-click on Start and select System from the context menu). My laptop died a few weeks back and I bought a second-hand one with Win 10. I then exported the entire virtual machine as an OVA file. That XP ISO is no longer available for download from the MS website.Īnyway, I imported the XP ISO into VirtualBox and installed all my important XP programs. When XP support ended a while back I installed Linux Mint on my laptop and installed a 90-day evaluation version of XP (which can be renewed/rearmed), which at the time was available for download as an ISO from the Microsoft website.
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