Solved Windows XP VM will not load on Windows 8 Pro

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Hey Gang.
Here is an issue I have run into since I side graded to 8.1.Pro on one of my machines. I expect the other machine has the same issue but I mostly use 7 ATM. I have some XP virtual machines that were created by importing the image of XP into VMWare Player and now those VM refuse to run with the following error.
It is obvious the VM was based on the XP machine from Windows 7 Ultimate. How can I fix this as XP Mode does not install and Windows 7 is no longer on this machine so I can't point the program at the file on another OS drive?
 

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    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
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    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
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    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
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Hmm, I have Player not Worksation. Your photo shows Worksation. I have XP Home guest installed but they now use vmdk as the virtual disc file not vhd so don't know if the problem lies there somehow.

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
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    Laptop
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    Acer V3 771G-6443
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    i5-3230m
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    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
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    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
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    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
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    Realtek High Definition Audio
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    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
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    1600x900 pixels
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    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
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    Bluetooth
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    Comodo
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    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
Yes correct had the player, liked it so much bought Workstation. OK so if you find the base VHD, you can then copy it over to Windows 8.1 Program Files and BINGO the program stops complaining about the missing VHD but then states it cannot run as it is not allowed to.

No way Jose.jpg

I suspect this is Microsoft's doing. Another reason not to upgrade to Windows 8. You lose you Windows XP VM's. I guess I'll just put 7 Ultimate back on as there are no advantages to Windows 8.1 I can see. Thankfully one was a gift and the other was a cheap $15 upgrade.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
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    Logitech Laser
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    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
First thing I noticed was it wants you to
Code:
upgrade this virtual machine
try that first and see if it helps, Most of the time when I have a problem stating a VM I delete everything that is not necessary, If you look at Popeye's post the only necessary files needed are

Code:
.nvram
.vmsd
.vmx
.vmxf
.vmdk
I delete everything even the cashes folder and any other folder and it will usually start up fine. I also noticed that you are using 4 processors for it that is totally not needed for XP 1 cpu is just fine with 1 gig of memory
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + 8.1 pro and 7 Utimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i3 2.53GHz
I suspect this is Microsoft's doing. Another reason not to upgrade to Windows 8. You lose you Windows XP VM's. I guess I'll just put 7 Ultimate back on as there are no advantages to Windows 8.1 I can see. Thankfully one was a gift and the other was a cheap $15 upgrade.

By default, XP Mode virtual machine consists of five files when installed and run first time, two of these are virtual hard disk (vhd) files. Additionally files exists if XP Mode is hibernated or the Undo Disk feature is enabled. The file names, extensions and default locations are:


  • Windows XP Mode base.vhd
    • XP Mode base disk, contains the Windows XP system core
    • default location C:\Program Files\Windows XP Mode
  • Windows XP Mode.vhd
    • Virtual Machine virtual hard drive image, the user specific part of Windows XP (user files and folders, user settings and so on)
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
  • Windows XP Mode.vmcx
    • Virtual Machine description and registration settings
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\Virtual Machines
  • Windows XP Mode.vmc
    • Virtual Machine settings file
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
  • Windows XP Mode.vmc.vpcbackup
    • Virtual Machine settings backup
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines

    Additional files, only exist when certain criteria is met:
  • Windows XP Mode.vsv
    • Virtual Machine saved state file (hibernation data)
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
    • This file exists only when XP Mode is hibernated or is running. It is deleted automatically every time XP Mode is shut down
  • VirtualPCUndo_Windows XP Mode_X_Y_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.vud
    • Virtual machine Undo-disk (X, Y & Z in the file name are replaced with digits)
    • default location C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
    • This file exists only if so called Undo Disk is enabled in XP Mode settings

Before the XP Mode can be moved to another computer, you have to merge the base vhd with the personal vhd:

2014-07-19_01h39_59.png

It seems that you have not done this, that you have only moved the base vhd which naturally cannot be run as stand alone virtual machine.

If you have access to your Windows 7 and original XP Mode, merge the disks first, import then to another virtualization program on another Windows setup. If you no longer have access to both vhd files on your Windows 7 setup, you are done, your XP Mode cannot be recovered.

Kari
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
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    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
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    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
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    6 GB
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    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
What I did was to import the XP virtual machine into VMWare Player then upgrade to Workstation. I have other XP VM's and I also have another machine which loads the same VM fine. It would be a real PIA to have to recreate and reload all the software as a large part of the VM are games no longer working on 7.
See screenshot:
VMWARE Import.jpg

Here is the VMWare folder. It seems to need the XP Mode to run and under Windows 7 is a fully customized XP different to the actual XP mode on the Windows 7 XP mode

XP Mode Folder.png

I am over to my Windows 7 machine which runs the VM and look to see how I can export it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
First thing I noticed was it wants you to
Code:
upgrade this virtual machine
try that first and see if it helps, Most of the time when I have a problem stating a VM I delete everything that is not necessary, If you look at Popeye's post the only necessary files needed are

Code:
.nvram
.vmsd
.vmx
.vmxf
.vmdk
I delete everything even the cashes folder and any other folder and it will usually start up fine. I also noticed that you are using 4 processors for it that is totally not needed for XP 1 cpu is just fine with 1 gig of memory

Yes thanks for the input but in this case that is not the problem. Upgrade the VM is to change it to a Workstation 10 type file, completley unessecary in this case. The VM works on a Windows 7 machine with XP mode installed. VMWare uses the base file for something I am not sure what as it is unchanged and the files are in there own folder see screenshot.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
Kari it is something to do with the way VMWare Workstation and the player use the XP mode Base mode VHD. It will not run 7's XP mode on 8 nor will it run the VM with an imported image. I have plenty of copies of XP so I'll work on this and figure this out. I'd like to kepp the VM for the old games. Why do they make these things so difficult?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
Windows XP Mode-2014-07-18-22-08-09.PNG

This is the VM working on Windows 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
Hi there.

XP runs JUST FINE on these hosts : W8 / W8.1 / W7 / any sort of Linux too

Are you sure that you aren't trying to run XP MODE -- you can do this on W8 but you need to extract the "Real VM" and then convert and import.

The whole point of Virtual machines is that you can run almost any OS on them whether or not the OS is current or not. I'm still running a W98 VM at times !! too.

Incidentally - there's no need to "IMPORT" the VM into VMware -- simply copy the whole folder to somewhere that your W8 system can read and simply OPEN the .VMX file. VMware will give you an initial message "Did you copy or move the VM" -- answer the "I copied it" button. You might have to re-install VMware tools again once the VM is powered up.

I use the same folder on all my hosts including Linux -- never a single problem with the VM -- as I said don't IMPORT it simply OPEN it.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
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    PC/Desktop
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    1 X LG 40 inch TV
    Hard Drives
    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
OK I thought I made this clear but once again here goes. This was a VM created by VMWARE by importing the XP image into the VM. It does not change the base VHD at all just references it. The VM is at least 4 years old. It has noting to do with XP mode per se. I am well aware of how things are with XP VM's but these were created in a specific way. I have others created from the XP iso and they are fine. This VM can only be run on 7 machines Pro and above, and VMWare does not allow it to run on 8. I think we will run into this more in the future. According to VMWare it is a limitation of being created by importing into VMWare workstation under Windows 7 Pro and above.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
OK here is VMWares take on this, if I had known at the time I would have used the XP CD.

VMware KB: Importing Windows 7 XP Mode as a virtual machine in VMware Workstation

Guess that is it, states clearly can only be used by a Windows 7 machine and Pro and above.

Doesn't matter who made the VM.

Check the vmx of the VM and see the full path of the base.vhd.

The base.vhd (see Kari's post) got removed from the install location.
I guess upgrading the OS to 8 uninstalled Virtual PC, removing the install files + the base.bhd.

If you made a copy or could get it from somewhere and place it in the right path, the machine would run again.

But I see it's marked as solved, this was just some detail on the screenshot.

Cheers!
Hopachi
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
Hi there

I'm not sure if I posted this before but if you actually want to get XP MODE to run on w8 / w8.1 it CAN be done

How to Run Windows XP for Free in Windows 8

My confusion about the "Old VM'S" or special VM's was were these bog standard XP VM's or running "XP MODE" on W7. If XP MODE then try the solution I've linked to. Should work when using VBOX or VMWARE.

Cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 X LG 40 inch TV
    Hard Drives
    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
I put the base VHD in Program Files from my Windows 7 OS and VMWare Workstation informs me It is not allowed to run. See screenshot. on previous post. The Virtual machine works just fine on a Windows 7 Ultimate machine but not on Windows 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
I put the base VHD in Program Files from my Windows 7 OS and VMWare Workstation informs me It is not allowed to run. See screenshot. on previous post. The Virtual machine works just fine on a Windows 7 Ultimate machine but not on Windows 8.

Ah yes, I didn't looked at that one.
It seems you're right, they did something to it. The VM is the official XP mode which in that case isn't allowed by the license to run on something else that a W7 host.

You can try to create a new VM from scratch and assign the base disk or a copy of it as the hdd. It has more chances to start but you might not be able to activate it anymore. Cloning the VHD to VMDK or VDI (see VirtualBox cloning) might give some results but I guess XP Mode won't activate.

Other thing, to copy the data you had in xp mode (if it's not working in W8) you can assign the disk to another VM to browse it.

If you still use the VM on Win7, leave it there. Best way is to copy all data to a new VM that works on Windows 8, if you plan to move to 8 entirely (VMs included). On W8, XP VM would require a new license, unfortunately not the one from XP mode.

Regards,
Hopachi
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
Thanks, I do have 5 or 6 unused XP Pro licences kicking around so I'll save this for a winters day.....Build a new one from scratch.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 64 Bit and VM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built (Saberkitty)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.1 GHz default
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
    Memory
    G Skill F3-2400-8GZM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L227WTG x 3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST SATA Disk Device (SSD)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
    1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
    932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    PSU
    Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
    Case
    Rocketfish Full Tower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 with push pull fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser
    Internet Speed
    Fibre Cable 100 down 30 up.
    Browser
    IE 10 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, MSE and common sense
    Other Info
    3 x LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
    Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
I put the base VHD in Program Files from my Windows 7 OS and VMWare Workstation informs me It is not allowed to run. See screenshot. on previous post. The Virtual machine works just fine on a Windows 7 Ultimate machine but not on Windows 8.

Ah yes, I didn't looked at that one.
It seems you're right, they did something to it. The VM is the official XP mode which in that case isn't allowed by the license to run on something else that a W7 host.

You can try to create a new VM from scratch and assign the base disk or a copy of it as the hdd. It has more chances to start but you might not be able to activate it anymore. Cloning the VHD to VMDK or VDI (see VirtualBox cloning) might give some results but I guess XP Mode won't activate.

Other thing, to copy the data you had in xp mode (if it's not working in W8) you can assign the disk to another VM to browse it.

If you still use the VM on Win7, leave it there. Best way is to copy all data to a new VM that works on Windows 8, if you plan to move to 8 entirely (VMs included). On W8, XP VM would require a new license, unfortunately not the one from XP mode.

Regards,
Hopachi

Hi there
You can extract the VM from XP mode and create a new XP VM machine which will run perfectly on W8. I gave the method in a previous post but here it is again.

How to Run Windows XP for Free in Windows 8

The advantage of this method is that it's already got SP3 built in -- otherwise you'll have to source and find SP3 after creating your initial VM. Of course if you still have XP SP3 then fine -- BTW if you want to keep XP VM's around you can SLIPSTREAM SP3 into your base ISO before you start so you don't have to apply after initial VM creation.

http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-xp2/slipstreaming-windows-xp-with-service-pack-3-sp3-128464

Cheers
jimbo
 

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System One

  • OS
    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 X LG 40 inch TV
    Hard Drives
    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Hi there
You can extract the VM from XP mode and create a new XP VM machine which will run perfectly on W8. I gave the method in a previous post but here it is again.

How to Run Windows XP for Free in Windows 8

The advantage of this method is that it's already got SP3 built in -- otherwise you'll have to source and find SP3 after creating your initial VM.

Yes, that one works fine. Thanks for the links.

7-Zip extracts well.
You can even use the VHD alone and just assign it to a new XP VM.

Cheers!
Hopachi
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
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