Windows XP Installation Guidelines
You can install Windows XP Home Edition or Professional in a virtual machine using the corresponding Windows XP distribution CD.
Note: To use SCSI disks in a Windows XP virtual machine, you need a special SCSI driver available from the download section of the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/download. Follow the instructions on the Web site to use the driver with a fresh installation of Windows XP. If you have a virtual machine with a SCSI virtual disk and a Windows 9x, Windows Me, Windows NT or Windows 2000 guest operating system and want to upgrade it to Windows XP, install the new SCSI driver before upgrading the operating system.
Installation Steps
If you want to run Windows XP Home Edition or Professional in a VMware Workstation virtual machine, be sure you have a full installation CD for the operating system.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created a new virtual machine and configured it using the VMware Workstation New Virtual Machine Wizard (on Windows hosts) or Configuration Wizard (on Linux hosts). Make sure you selected Windows XP as your guest operating system.
Now, you're ready to install Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.
Installing the Guest Operating System
1.Use the VMware Workstation Configuration Editor to verify the virtual machine's devices are set up as you expect before starting the installation. For example, if you would like networking software to be installed during the Windows XP installation, be sure the virtual machine's Ethernet adapter is configured and enabled. VMware also recommends that you disable the screen saver on the host system before starting the installation process.
2.Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3.Power on the virtual machine to start installing the guest operating system.
4.Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine, except as noted in the following steps.
5.After the system reboots, a message balloon asks if you want Windows to automatically correct your screen resolution and color depth setting. Do not make the change at this time. You cannot change resolution and color depth until you have installed the VMware SVGA driver - part of the VMware Tools package.
6.Run the VMware Tools installer. For details, see Installing VMware Tools.
7.When the guest operating system reboots, allow it to change the screen resolution and color depth setting.
You can install Windows XP Home Edition or Professional in a virtual machine using the corresponding Windows XP distribution CD.
Note: To use SCSI disks in a Windows XP virtual machine, you need a special SCSI driver available from the download section of the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/download. Follow the instructions on the Web site to use the driver with a fresh installation of Windows XP. If you have a virtual machine with a SCSI virtual disk and a Windows 9x, Windows Me, Windows NT or Windows 2000 guest operating system and want to upgrade it to Windows XP, install the new SCSI driver before upgrading the operating system.
Installation Steps
If you want to run Windows XP Home Edition or Professional in a VMware Workstation virtual machine, be sure you have a full installation CD for the operating system.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created a new virtual machine and configured it using the VMware Workstation New Virtual Machine Wizard (on Windows hosts) or Configuration Wizard (on Linux hosts). Make sure you selected Windows XP as your guest operating system.
Now, you're ready to install Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.
Installing the Guest Operating System
1.Use the VMware Workstation Configuration Editor to verify the virtual machine's devices are set up as you expect before starting the installation. For example, if you would like networking software to be installed during the Windows XP installation, be sure the virtual machine's Ethernet adapter is configured and enabled. VMware also recommends that you disable the screen saver on the host system before starting the installation process.
2.Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3.Power on the virtual machine to start installing the guest operating system.
4.Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine, except as noted in the following steps.
5.After the system reboots, a message balloon asks if you want Windows to automatically correct your screen resolution and color depth setting. Do not make the change at this time. You cannot change resolution and color depth until you have installed the VMware SVGA driver - part of the VMware Tools package.
6.Run the VMware Tools installer. For details, see Installing VMware Tools.
7.When the guest operating system reboots, allow it to change the screen resolution and color depth setting.
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