Anyone have instructions on how to build a Windows XP VM?

[theblackknight]

I know that you need to use the boot floopy image. Do you have to hit "F6" during the install?

[weinstein5 · Accepted solution]

Check the following - http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=guestnotes&file=gues...

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[jshely]

Are you referencing how to mount the ISO or load the OS to a VM? Ensure that you have the Sysprep in the directory on your VC server and you shoud be able to just use the ISO and boot directly off of the VM.

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[azn2kew]

You would also need to download the floppy SCSI driver image for XP and Vista on vmware.com site for it to work. You can follow instructions from David here http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/microsoft-hyper-v-articles/installation-and-de...

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