- #WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM INSTALL#
- #WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM DRIVERS#
- #WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM PASSWORD#
Click Browse, and then select your My Documents folder. Let’s add the My Documents folder from Windows 7 (or the Documents folder in Vista). Now click Add at the bottom of that window. Now click the bullet for “Always enabled” and check the box for “Map as a network drive in Windows guests.” Click the Options tab, and then choose Shared Folders on the left. It’s more convenient if they’re saved directly to the My Documents folder in Windows 7 (or the Documents folder in Vista), so let’s change this. Save Files in XP Mode to My Documents in Windows 7 or Vistaīy default, files created in XP in VMware Player will be saved inside the virtual machine. Select your device name, and click Connect. Whenever you connect a new device to your computer, VMware will remind you that you can add it to XP. You can even use removable devices, such as flash drives, in XP in VMware Player. The tools will automatically download and install, though you may have to approve an UAC prompt.
#WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM INSTALL#
It may have to download or update the tools, so if you see the yellow banner at the bottom of your window simply click Update Tools or Install Tools depending on you situation. VMware Player will automatically launch the VMware Tools installer to integrate your virtual XP with your computer. When it’s done, you’ll be presented with the Windows XP desktop ready for use! In our tests it took about 20 minutes to install. You do not need to click anything else until XP is fully installed! It will automatically run the installer, format the virtual hard drive,Įverything will work automatically, so you can literally leave it unattended while it’s installing. You can review and make changes here, or simply press Finish to start installing XP.įrom here on, VMware will take over. Our clean install only took up 1.4Gb on the computer. Please note that the entire 40Gb will not be taken up on your hard drive. You can choose how large you want your virtual hard drive to be the default is 40Gb, but you can choose a different size if you wish. Simply press next to accept the defaults, or change them if you wish. Here VMware will automatically enter your operating system’s name and the default location to save the files. We named it XP Mode to make it obvious what this virtual machine is for!
#WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM PASSWORD#
Now enter your XP product key, and name and password of your choice. This will let you install XP with only 5 clicks! Click Next to continue.
VMware automatically detects your Windows XP CD, and says it will install it with Easy install. In VMware Player, click the link at the top that says “Create a New Virtual Machine.” In this example we used a copy of Windows XP Professional, but it would work the same with any edition of XP. Once your computer is rebooted, start up VMware Player and insert your Windows XP CD in your CD drive. When you are finished installing VMware Player, you will have to restart your computer. We didn’t see them on our latest test, but have in the past.
#WINDOWS XP MODE WINDOWS 7 CANT OPEN PROGRAM DRIVERS#
You may see some prompts about installing drivers simply approve them.
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