How much space does XP need?

Bare Foot Kid · 13 Mar 2010

iseeuu said:

You could install VirtualBox first, then XP in VirtualBox?

Just remember you will have to install a key about half way through the install or you will not be able to finish the install, it's not like Vista and W 7 where you can completely install first then add the key later.

I found out the hard way.

severedsolo · 13 Mar 2010

right, decision made, ill VM it, and check it like that, anyone recommend a good VM program? not VM workstation it causes all sorts of issues on my rig

thanks for all your help guys, id Rep you if we werent in Chillout room

iseeuu · 13 Mar 2010

severedsolo said:

thats not a bad idea iseeu i might do that later

Sun's VirtualBox

If it is "buggy", you would have it in a "sand box"!

BTW here is one of my XP drive maps, using just less than 10GB:

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Cheers!

Bare Foot Kid · 13 Mar 2010

I'm using Sun VB myself, it's very easy to set up.

severedsolo · 13 Mar 2010

BFK yeah its ok i know the key is genuine (its actually the original key that came with the PC) its just the disk came in a plain white disk sleeve (the seller told me that they had damaged the case) i just want to check its not malware ridden

ill give VB a try, cheers again everyone

alphanumeric · 13 Mar 2010

Give Microsoft Virtual PC a try, I've used it and never had any problems. I haven't tried it in windows 7 though. If it's XP sp3 you don't have to enter a product code, you can try it for 30 days without having to activate it.

Bare Foot Kid · 13 Mar 2010

severedsolo said:

thanks guys,

BFK yeah its ok i know the key is genuine (its actually the original key that came with the PC) its just the disk came in a plain white disk sleeve (the seller told me that they had damaged the case) i just want to check its not malware ridden

Hey mate I wasn't saying that at all; I just wanted you to know that A key would have to be entered before the install would finish, the first time I tried XP I didn't have a key (with me) and I got stuck in a boot loop, what a mess.

severedsolo · 13 Mar 2010

alphanumeric said:

Give Microsoft Virtual PC a try, I've used it and never had any problems. I haven't tried it in windows 7 though. If it's XP sp3 you don't have to enter a product code, you can try it for 30 days without having to activate it.

isnt virtual pc the thing you use to run XP mode? if so i cant use it as my processor is incompatible

Bare Foot Kid · 13 Mar 2010

alphanumeric said:

Give Microsoft Virtual PC a try, I've used it and never had any problems. I haven't tried it in windows 7 though. If it's XP sp3 you don't have to enter a product code, you can try it for 30 days without having to activate it.

That's not the experience I had, see my post above.

whs · 13 Mar 2010

In case you need some instruction, a while ago I wrote a little tutorial on how to deal with Virtual Box (which I recommend) and Virtual PC. You can download the PDF from here. It was written for Windows7 as a guest (the Beta at the time). But it works just as well for XP.
I recommend you allocate between 500MB to 1GB of RAM and 15 to 20GB of dynamic disk space( it will only use what it needs).