Trying to install Win XP mode

I have win 7 ultimate, so it should work, right? Well, it won't. I run the installer for it, and it says it is installing, and then it says it is finished. It doesn't show up in the program files, and it doesn't show up in the start menu like it should.

I checked the install path, which was "c:\program files\windows xp mode"

That folder was there, but the only things in that folder were:
KEY.txt
VXPEULA.txt
Windows XP Mode base.vhd
and a folder called tutorial which just had a few html and gif files.

Any help? If you need more details, let me know.

Kari said:

Did you also install Virtual PC as told on the download page? It is needed to run XP Mode.

Kari

I tried to, but it said it was already installed when I did.

Kari said:

If you don't find Windows Virtual PC menu in Start Menu > All Programs, open the folder Your_Username > Virtual Machines and start Xp Mode from there.

Kari

That folder doesn't exist. As I said above, it only installed a few files.

The installer took less than ten seconds to do the installing part, which for a 500 MB installer, that's really fast. I need some way to make the installer copy every file instead of just a few files that don't appear to be needed for operation.

Just throwing some ideas out there...
1. Did you enable virtualization before installing?
2. Have you tried upgrading your BIOS?
3. Maybe you need to uninstall, then install as an administrator?
4. Maybe your download got corrupted...is it 469MB?

Piggybacking onto HolyDevil's thread here ...

I have tried to install XPMode several times and each time it says it can't finish setup because there is already another VM on my system. But there isn't.

RogerR said:

Piggybacking onto HolyDevil's thread here ...

I have tried to install XPMode several times and each time it says it can't finish setup because there is already another VM on my system. But there isn't.

Upgrade your BIOS. See this thread.

HughShaw said:

Upgrade your BIOS. See this thread.

Good find - seems right on the button. I'll give it a try.

Thanks Hugh!

I had the same exact problem with my Gigabyte motherboard and AMD processor. Let us know if it works out! :)