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can i install windows xp on vmware
im using windows 8 but can i install windows xp on vmware player to play games such as combat arms
OS
Windows 8 X64 Bit
System Manufacturer/Model
HP G62 Notebook
Memory
DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Hard Drives
240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
Internet Speed
1MBPS or something
Other Info
these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
im using windows 8 but can i install windows xp on vmware player to play games such as combat arms
You can install Windwos XP on VMware on Windows 8, but I do NOT think it will play games well. Virtual machines are not for playing games. I recommend you install Widnwos XP on a physical computer to play Combat Arms.
OS
Windows 7 Professional
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion P7-1010
CPU
AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz
Motherboard
Foxxcon N-Alvorix RSS80
Memory
6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Radeon HD 5670
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2011x
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
1. 128gb Crucial M4
2. Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200.12rpm
3. Western Digital Caviar Green 1tb 5400rpm
PSU
Seasonic 380b
Case
HP OEM
Cooling
Coolermaster Heatsink and Fan
Keyboard
HP OEM
Mouse
HP OEM
Internet Speed
20 Megabits down/ 4 up
OS
Windows 8 X64 Bit
System Manufacturer/Model
HP G62 Notebook
Memory
DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Hard Drives
240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
Internet Speed
1MBPS or something
Other Info
these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
You can always give it a try in a VM. The worst case scenario.
But if its working well you don't need to mess with dualboot issues (when installing) of XP disabling Windows 8 boot and so on.
For example if combat arms requires:
• Windows 2000 or XP
• Pentium 3, 1 GHz
• 256Mb RAM
• GeForce 2 MX or equivalent video card
• DirectX 9.0C
• 2Gb Hard Disk Space
• 128 kb/s Internet Connection
then VMware can handle it if your pc is good enough.
Regards
Hopachi
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.
can i run combat arms on win xp with these specs and can you give me the isos if i can
here are my two specs report if u need
http://sdrv.ms/Kspugd and i did these reports when i had windows 7 and now i have windows 8
HTML Report
Computer Name: SAMUEL-HP
System Vendor
Property Value Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Serial Number CNF0457NDX Model HP G62 Notebook PC
BIOS Information
Property Value Vendor Hewlett-Packard Version F.29 Board Product ID 1444
Processor Information
Property Value Summary 1 Physical Processors / 4 Cores / 4 Logical Processors / 64 bits Name AMD Phenom(tm) II P940 Quad-Core Processor Vendor AuthenticAMD Original System Clock 200 MHz
Storage Device Information
Name Size Model Manufacturer 0 320.0 GB SAMSUNG HM321HI
Logical Disk Information
Name Type Size Free Space C:\ Local Disk 280.4 (GB) 222.1 (GB) D:\ (RECOVERY) Local Disk 17766 (MB) 2570 (MB) E:\ DVD F:\ (HP_TOOLS) Local Disk 99 (MB) 89 (MB) H:\ DVD
Memory Information
Device Locator Memory Type Capacity Manufacturer Model Slot 1 DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 Slot 2 DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9
Display Adapter Information
Property Value AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256 MBytes
Sound Adapter Information
Property Value ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Network Adapter Information
Model Type Status Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter WIRELESS LAN Connected [65 Mbps] Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller WIRED Disconnected [100 Mbps]
OS
Windows 8 X64 Bit
System Manufacturer/Model
HP G62 Notebook
Memory
DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Hard Drives
240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
Internet Speed
1MBPS or something
Other Info
these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
Thanks for the info.
I used XP in VMware and works pretty good with older games.
My graphic card has 1024mb but the VM only uses 128mb which is enough for the most scenarios.
Unfortunately I don't have any iso's so you'll have to search them yourself (google).
You should install the latest version of Vmware Player
Download VMware Player 4.0.3 - FileHippo.com
Skip this step if you already have it installed.
Windows XP (sp3 recommended with DX9c):
- can get from 1024 to 2048 mb ram
- leave the 3D acceleration enabled (it will use 128mb out of the 256mb on the host)
Didn't tested any
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 but with 256mb is just in the game's requirements and should work.
But XP will use 128mb in the VM so that's a minimum requirements range and there can be lags => but is better to test this first to know if you'll really need dualboot or not.
Good Luck
Hopachi
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.
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
Don't forget to install the VMware Tools after XP is installed.
This way it will improve performance with the accelerated (128mb) graphics adapter.
That should do.
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.
how can i dualboot windows xp and keep windows 8
OS
Windows 8 X64 Bit
System Manufacturer/Model
HP G62 Notebook
Memory
DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Hard Drives
240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
Internet Speed
1MBPS or something
Other Info
these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
how can i dualboot windows xp and keep windows 8
XP doesn't know the 8 bootloader, which is newer, and it will overwrite/delete it.
An XP installation always removes newer boot loaders, but a fix is possible to restore the Win 8 bootloader:
After the installation of XP you will boot with XP.
Reboot with the Win 8 DVD and go to advanced -> repair (startup repair) and it should fix the Win8 boot problem (the XP entry should be kept if i'm not mistaken).
I haven't tried it with Win 8. But this worked a while back in Vista and I think it will work on Win 8.
If you still have problems with the bootloaders after this try to add a missing bootloader with Easybcd:
EasyBCD - Take control of your boot loader | NeoSmart Technologies
Good luck
Hopachi
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.
I think il fiddle with 8 for now
OS
Windows 8 X64 Bit
System Manufacturer/Model
HP G62 Notebook
Memory
DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
Hard Drives
240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
Internet Speed
1MBPS or something
Other Info
these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
New Member
VIP Member
Guru
Hi there
I'm not a gamer so I can't say how much the game interacts with the actual physical video hardware -- however the LATEST releases of VMware provide much better 3-D graphic "Virtual Hardware" so it could possibly work fine.
Best thing is to try it and see -- run it in its own VM --not XP mode -- that way you have more control over fiddling around with the settings etc.
You'll need an XP install disk of course if you do this -- don't activate until you've tested the game to see if it works.
When you are happy just activate the XP system by phone -- shouldn't be any problem --tell MS you've moved the XP to new hardware because you still need to run some legacy applications. Don't mention Virtual Machines -- my experience in dealing with anybody from a call center is that they are given prepared scripts and aren't allowed to deviate from the very narrow range of questions -- any mention of Virtual machines will drive them totally Bonkers.
Cheers
jimbo
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)