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The main content of this blog is to use the VMware virtual machine to download, install and use the WindowsXP system. Although the WindowsXP system has long been outdated, it is still of great help to our study. Readers follow me step by step and the installation will be successful. My steps are sure It is the most detailed on the whole network, no one is more detailed than me, even a novice with zero computer foundation can follow me to install successfully!
1. WindowsXP virtual machine system download
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First of all, come to the ITellYou official website, you may need to log in here, just use your usual way to log in:
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Then first click on "Operating System" and then on "Windows":
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Hover the mouse over the red box, and click "Details":
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Then click "Copy" shown in the red box:
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Copy the link above, and then open Thunder:
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Click "New":
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Paste the copied ED2K into the red box, then select your suitable download location, and finally click "Download Now":
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Save it to a certain location on the computer, and the downloaded WindowsXP image file is as shown in the figure:
Two, WindowsXP virtual machine system installation
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Then open vmware (the version I use is VMware15.5PRO):
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Click "Create New Virtual Machine":
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First click on "Custom (Advanced)©" and then "Next (N)>":
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Click "Next (N)>":
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Select in sequence according to the following figure, and select the Windows XP system image file just downloaded:
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Click "Next (N)>":
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Then enter "Windows Product Key (K)" (just search for one on the Internet), enter your password, and finally click "Next (N)>":
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Then enter your "Virtual Machine Name (V)", and select the virtual machine installation location, and finally "Next (N)>":
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Then follow the configuration in my red box, and finally click "Next (N)>":
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Select the memory as "1GB", and then click "Next (N)>":
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After selecting the content in the red box, click "Next (N)>":
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After selecting the content in the red box, click "Next (N)>":
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After selecting the content in the red box, click "Next (N)>":
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After selecting the content in the red box, click "Next (N)>":
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Set "Maximum disk size (GB) (S)" to "40.0", select the content in the red box and click "Next (N)>":
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Click "Next (N)>":
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Click "Finish":
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Waiting for installation:
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After the installation is complete, you need to enter the key again. The key entered before may be invalid. We click "OK":
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At this time, we can also directly install the system without entering the key to activate, without affecting subsequent use. Of course, if readers are interested, readers can go to Baidu or find the Windows XP Professional key by themselves. version key, then enter the key you found, and then click "Next (N)", if you do not enter the key (I chose not to enter the key), you also need to click "Next (N)":
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Select "No (N)":
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Continue to wait for the installation:
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After the installation is complete, this dialog box will appear, you don’t need to ignore it, just click “OK”:
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Waiting for system configuration:
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Wait for VMware Tools to automatically install:
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Wait for the WindowsXP system to restart automatically:
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After restarting, enter the password you set before, and click the green arrow:
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After entering the system, we saw "childhood memories", which proves that the WindowsXP virtual machine system was installed successfully:
Three, WindowsXP virtual machine system use
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After the system is successfully installed, there will be a message prompting you that you have not activated the system. We don’t need to care about it. If you are interested, you can activate it yourself. Currently, Windows XP system activation is very convenient:
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Let's test the network first, first click "Start", then click "Internet":
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Enter "www.baidu.com" in the "Address (D)" column, and then press the Enter key:
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Click "Yes (Y)":
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As you can see, our WindowsXP virtual machine can be successfully connected to the Internet:
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Let's test whether the virtual machine and the host can transfer data to each other. Let's drag a file from the host to the virtual machine:
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It was found that it can be opened normally in the virtual machine without any problem:
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We press "Ctrl+S" on this picture in the virtual machine:
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Then go to the host and press "Ctrl+V", and find that the picture can be sent:
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Double-clicking to open the picture of the host is no problem:
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At this point, our WindowsXP system virtual machine has been installed
Summarize
As you can see, the download and installation of the VMware virtual machine and the use of the WindowsXP system described in this blog are very detailed, as long as you follow me step by step, the installation will be successful!