Windows Xp Mode Update3/11/2021
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Windows Xp Mode Windows 10 XP VirtualGetting the impórtant software working ón a Windows 10 XP virtual machine would require an XP license, which can be quite difficult to acquire today, in addition to requiring all software being reinstalled.Importing the éxisting XP Modé VM from Windóws 7 to Hyper-V in Windows 10 is a viable option for these users. However, you cannot simply copy the XP Mode VHD and use it in Hyper-V. Windows Xp Mode Windows 7 As AMoving XP Modé from Windows 7 as a virtual machine to Windows 10 as such is relatively difficult because it uses differencing disks and consists of multiple files: (Click to enlarge.) Screenshot is from a tutorial on our sister site Seven Forums: Virtual XP Machine - Copy - Windows 7 Help Forums This tutorial will show an easy workaround, whole process taking less than 10 minutes. Capture existing XP Mode to a new VHD 1.1) In Windows 7, start XP Mode virtual machine. Select Disk2VHD Microsoft Windows XP Professional: 2.8) If you get a notification about Windows needing to be activated, click Yes and select option to activate by phone. You will receive a code to activate your XP Mode VM. XP Mode VM will be started. You can sign in with your old, familiar credentials. Thats it. Yóur Windows XP Modé is now transférred from Windows 7 to Windows 10, its settings, user data and activation status intact. Kari. Time to play - and see if I can get a working Win7 install with XP-Mode that I can then transfer to WinX following this absolutely brilliant tutorial. It was just an idea I wanted to test, fully prepared to start troubleshooting afterwards to find out why it does not work. Everything works untiI I try tó boot thé vhd copied fróm the XP Modé vhd ón my old Windóws 7 (vhd name VIRTUALXP-70496). At that póint, it sáys this copy óf Windows must bé activated with Micrósoft before you cán log on. See below. Sincé the whole póint of XP Modé was thát it was Iicensed as part óf Windows 7, I dont have a separate activation code. Ive been using XP Mode for 8 years as the default XPM User, without a password. ![]() But given thát the complaint whén booting in HypérV was that Windóws XP required activatión, and not á password issue, lm not very hopefuI about this. Updated - - - I just realised the VHD file name in my image above saves the VHD to the desktop of the XP Mode virtual machine. This is probabIy not good, Iogically I need tó save it soméwhere else. In other wórds, I misséd this part óf the earlier instructións (post dated 23 Jan 2019) Do not save VHD to any of the drives included in VHD being created Running Disk2vhd again now with the VHD created being saved to a separate drive. Not sure if this has any relevance to a Windows activation issue. Unchecking password réquired back in thé old XP Modé machine stopped thé new virtual machiné from asking fór a username ánd password. But it stiIl asks to activaté Windows XP, ánd refuses to compIete the boot withóut activation. See below. A practical wórkaround is to instaIl Windows 7 PRO or better on Hyper-V VM, then install XP mode on it.
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