- #Windows xp mode windows 7 not starting install#
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That’s all … now you have your full XP Mode running on your computer without hardware virtualization. You can repeat the same process for any folder you wish, such as your My Pictures and My Music folders. Now, whenever you go to save a file in XP Mode, it will automatically save in your My Documents folder on Windows 7. It may offer to copy the files from your old My Documents folder to the new one choose Yes to make sure you have all of your documents in Windows 7. Now select the folder we shared, Documents, and click Ok.Ĭlick Ok in the main properties window. Click there to access a full start menu from XP Mode right in Windows 7.įind the folder we just shared from Windows 7 by clicking My Computer, then the drive that says “Shared Folders on ‘vmware-host’” or something similar. When you hover over your Windows 7 Start button, a new button called “Windows XP Mode” will above it. You can easily access any program or file in XP mode through a dedicated XP Mode Start Menu. To use your XP programs seamlessly with Windows 7, click VM on the top of the VMware window, and click “Enter Unity.” Copy and paste from Windows 7 to XP Mode in VMware is activated by default. You can run them seamlessly with other programs, copy between them, and even open and save files to the same folders. The real advantage of the default XP Mode in Windows 7 is that the XP programs are fully integrated with their Windows 7 counterparts. Integrate XP Mode in VMware Player with Windows 7 Now VMWare is setup and we’re ready to start integrating it with Windows 7. Now, simply run the Tools installer with the Typical setup type, and reboot the XP Mode when it’s finished. This should automatically open in XP Mode if not, click Start, then My Computer, and finally double-click on the CD drive which should say VMware Tools. There’s one last thing that needs to be installed – VMware Tools.
#Windows xp mode windows 7 not starting install#
This is required to integrate XP Mode into your computer, so click Update Tools or Install Tools depending on you situation. While it is loading, you may be prompted to install or update VMware Tools. XP will run through it’s first-run setup process. When this is done, you should see a new virtual machine in VMware Player called XP Mode! Click “Play Virtual Machine” to run XP Mode. Converting XP mode to VMware format may take a couple minutes depending on your hardware, so just be patient. VMware Player will simply start importing your XP Mode. We can import XP Mode by clicking File, then click “Import Windows XP Mode VM.” Now that your computer is rebooted, run VMware Player.
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 not starting drivers#
You may see some prompts about installing drivers simply approve them. The download is free, but requires registration.
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