Follow the steps below to install Guest Additions to Windows XP virtual machine.
- From the Windows XP virtual machine menu, click Devices and then click Insert Guest Additions CD image.
- Click the Next button in the VirtualBox guest additions installation window.
- Leave the installation location by default and click Next.
Follow the steps below to install Guest Additions to Windows XP virtual machine.
- From the Windows XP virtual machine menu, click Devices and then click Insert Guest Additions CD image.
- Click the Next button in the VirtualBox guest additions installation window.
- Leave the installation location by default and click Next.
- In Mac OS (the host), open “System Preferences” and then go to “Sharing”.
- Enable “File Sharing” in the Services.
- Press “Options” and check “Share files and folders using SMB”.
- Select the account(s) you want them to have access to SMB and enter the password for that particular account when prompted.
When you are prompted, click Yes to install the Guest Additions. The VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup wizard is displayed in a new window, as shown in Figure 6.14. Click the Next button to move though the various steps of the wizard. Accept all the default settings and then click Install to install the Guest Additions.
How do I download Windows XP on a virtual machine?
Using Free Windows XP Mode as a VMware Virtual Machine
- First, download Windows XP Mode from Microsoft.
- Next, install the downloaded Windows XP Mode executable.
- Then, launch VMware Workstation or Player.
- Lastly, go through the Windows XP setup wizard within the new virtual machine the same way you would do it for a regular Windows XP system.
Can I download Windows XP for free?
Windows XP is not distributed online so there isn’t a legitimate way to get a Windows XP download, even from Microsoft. An important downside to a free Windows XP download is that it’s too easy for it to include malware or other unwanted software bundled in with the operating system.
