

The next step will ask for the Workgroup name, press Next to continue.įinally Windows XP main screen will show up.Īdding the VirtualBox 6.1.0 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension PackĪdditional packages can increase VirtualBox functionalities by adding features such as: In the following screen leave “Typical settings” and press Next to continue. On the next screen you need to select your time and location settings: Optionally you can set an Administrator password, contrary to Linux Windows formerly didn’t require a password as mandatory, and even if defined it could be avoided by pressing “ cancel”. Set the virtual computer name and press on Continue. The first GUI screen will ask for location and language settings, after chosen press on Next. Give the total amount of available space and format it as NTFS (Quick). Note: during the process the mouse pointer may be captured by the virtual pc, you can press your right CTRL to release your mouse. The installator will start requesting you to press ENTER and F8 to begin the process. Then press on START to run the Windows installator. Press on Choose to confirm and continue the process. Select your ISO location and file and press Open to continue. In the next screen select the folder icon to browse searching your OS ISO image.Ī new window will prompt in which you need to press on the “Add” icon with a + symbol to select the ISO image. To start installing the OS click on START. Once the process is finished, VirtualBox will show the new virtual device on the left menu.

The last step allows us to define the space allocation, press on Create to end the process and start the OS installation.

Leave the default VDI option and press Next. Press Create leaving the default option to continue. Select the ram memory amount you can to assign your virtual device and press on Next. To get started setting up a virtual OS from its ISO image click on the icon “NEW”, the following example shows a Windows XP installation from an ISO installable image, if you prefer to install a Linux distribution you can read Installing Debian 10 on VirtualBox.Ĭhoose your virtual computer name and press on Next. Creating a Windows XP Virtual PC under Debian 10 Buster

The image above shows VirtualBox’s main window without defined virtual devices.
