Download VMware Windows XP 32 bit

The VMware client must be installed on your local system before you connect to a virtual machine.  Instructions to manually install the VMware Client for Windows XP users can be found here.

Download the appropriate version for your operating system

Windows Client 32 bit: VMware-viewclient-4.6.0-366101.exe

Windows Client 64 bit: VMware-viewclient-x86_64-4.6.0-366101.exe

Click on the link above to download the client. 

Save the client to a convenient location.

Run the file you just downloaded and follow the installation prompts.

The following settings are recommended:

• Custom Setup: Install View Client and USB Redirection

• Default View Connection Server: BingView.binghamton.edu

• Check the options for: Create Program Shortcuts

• Uncheck Launch VMware View Client after the installation is completed

Click Install to finish the installation.

Note:  The BingView Portal does not support the Windows 7 operating system.  You must use the VMware client to directly connect to the remote Virtual machine.  The procedure for connecting the View portal from off campus is outlined below.

 Connecting Windows 7 to a Virtual Machine

After the VMware view client has been installed you are ready to connect to the View Portal.  This procedure is valid only for Windows based system.

If you are connecting from a system located on the campus network you can skip to step 2.

Step 1.

Connect to : http://ssl.binghamton.edu

Login with the appropriate credentials.

If this is the first time logging into this system, install any plug-in and/or software that is presented.

Start the "Network Connect" option from the SSL web page. 

If this is the first time running the Network Connect option, install any plug-in and/or software that is presented

 Once the Network Connect option has started successfully, there should be a orange colored closed lock located on lower right corner of the task bar.  The closed lock indicates that a secure network connection has been established between your system and the campus network.  Without this secure connection the Virtual Desktop will not function correctly.

Step 2.

Start the VMware View Client

Set the connection server to: bingview.binghamton.edu and click connect

Click OK on the View Portal informational message.

Login with your Pods or BGM account.

The View VMware View Client lists the various Virtual Machine Workstations that are available for use. 

Select the desired Display option.
Available options are:

•  Full Screen
• Multiple Monitors
• Windows

Select the desired desktop.

The system automatically logs you onto the selected desktop.  It authenticates you to the desktop using the credentials used to login to the View Portal.

Your local disc are automatically mapped to the virtual machine.  Files should be saved to your mapped drives.  Files saved to the virtual machine drives are deleted once your session is terminated.

When finished be sure to Log Off.

In this article, we will examine how to set up and run Windows XP on a new virtual machine using the VMware Workstation 16 Pro virtualization software installed on the Windows 10 operating system.

How to Install Windows XP Professional 64 Bit SP1 on Windows 10 using VM Workstation 16

As you know, Windows XP was a popular operating system at the time. Microsoft completely ended support for XP in 2014. Therefore, it would be a logical choice to use an up-to-date operating system such as Windows 10 on your host computer.

However, since the automation machines used in some institutions or organizations were produced in an old date, they need Windows XP or an older operating system in order to be managed. In case of such a need, it is recommended to run systems such as XP on desktop or laptop computers with old hardware.

If you do not have an old computer, you can of course use old operating systems on virtual machines using virtualization software such as VMware on your current computer.

Or, as we mentioned, if you still want to use Windows XP even though it is an old system, you can install this system on the virtual machine after you install a virtualization program such as VMware, VirtualBox, or Hyper-V on your Windows 10 computer.

How to Create a New Virtual Machine for Windows XP

Before proceeding with the installation steps, you need to install the VMware virtualization program on your computer. After installation, download the Windows XP ISO file for VMware to your host computer by clicking the button below and create a new VM by following the steps below.

Windows XP Pro x86/x64 SP1 ISO + SP2 Installer

   Step 1

After installing VMware Workstation 16 Pro on your computer, run the program and click Create a New Virtual Machine on its homepage to set up a new virtual machine, and when the VM wizard opens, tick Custom (Advanced) and click the Next button.

   Step 2

In the Choose the Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility window, select the latest version of the Workstation program you are using. In this window, you will see the Workstation Pro version currently installed on your computer.

If you are installing on an older version, you will not be able to select 16.x, so update your Workstation Pro. Next, select Workstation 16.x for VMware virtual machine compatibility, and then click the Next button.

   Step 3

Since it would be better to create a new virtual machine with advanced settings for the operating system in this step, select the I will install the operating system later option and click Next.

   Step 4

In the Select a Guest Operating System window, since you will install XP in the virtual machine, first select Microsoft Windows and then select Windows XP Professional from the Version section and click Next.

   Step 5

Type the name of the operating system you will install in the Name the Virtual Machine section. In the Location section, it is important for performance to store the virtual machine on the USB 3.0 or 3.1 external disks.

To change the installation location of the VM, click the Browse button in this window and select the relevant location in the window that opens.

   Step 6

In the Processor Configuration window, configure the number of processors and cores for XP depending on the hardware capabilities of your computer.

If you have a fast PC and you can configure 1 processor and 4/8 core values in the virtual machine to be able to install faster.

   Step 7

Likewise, configure a 4 or 8 GB size in the virtual computer according to the RAM capacity of your physical computer.

   Step 8

If you want to connect to the Internet after installing the virtual operating system, select the Bridged or NAT option in the Network Type window and click Next.

   Step 9

Click Next to continue with the LSI Logic option selected by default in the I/O Controller window.

   Step 10

In the Select a Disk Type window, select which disk controller you want to install the virtual system with. Here you need to select the SCSI disk type that is selected by default. Because, SATA disk structure is not supported because Microsoft has ended support for XP, but some hosts provide SATA type and USB 3.0 support.

Also, you may see the warning that XP cannot be installed on the NVMe disk. NVMe is supported by current operating systems as it is a new disk controller.

   Step 11

In the Select a Disk window, you can add the system disk you previously installed or create a new virtual disk here. In addition, you can use a physical disk in the VM.

For a clean system installation, select Create a new virtual disk and click Next.

   Step 12

Recommended virtual disk size for Windows XP Professional is 40 GB. However, if you are going to use the virtual machine for simple purposes only, it is recommended to configure a 20 GB disk size.

Also, to back up the virtual machine disk file as a single file type, select the Store virtual disk as a single file option and click Next.

   Step 13

You can change the name and location of the WinXP virtual machine disk file in the Specify Disk File window. However, since you will be installing to an external disk, the disk name refers to the name that will be stored in the location where you will be installing.

   Step 14

At the last stage of the virtual machine setup, click the Customize Hardware button to add ISO to the VM and enable virtualization.

   Step 15

Click on the Processors option in the Hardware settings window and check all the options in the Virtualization Engine section.

• Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI
• Virtualize CPU Performance Counters
• Virtualize IOMMU (IO Memory Management Unit)

   Step 16

After clicking on the Display device, set the Graphics Memory size to half the RAM value you assigned to the VM.

   Step 17

To add the ISO file to the virtual computer, click the CD/DVD device, then select the Use ISO image file option and click the Browse button.

   Step 18

Choose the Windows XP SP1 ISO file you downloaded to your computer and click the Open button.

   Step 19

After completing the necessary preparations, click the Close button to close the hardware settings of the virtual computer.

   Step 20

You can now click the Power on this virtual machine button to start the installation of the virtual XP system.

How to Install Windows XP 64 Bit Professional SP1

After creating and preparing a new VM for Windows XP with VMware, the setup wizard will start when you run the VM. You can also install it on a physical computer by following these steps.

   Step 1

If you do not have an ISO file with SATA drivers integrated when the Windows Setup wizard opens, you can install the relevant drivers at this step by pressing the F6 key.

Do not press any button at this step and continue the installation.

   Step 2

If you have a computer running Windows XP, you can Repair your system on this screen. Otherwise, press Enter to install from scratch.

   Step 3

After reading the license agreement for the Windows XP Professional system, press the F8 key to accept.

   Step 4

Press the C key to partition the virtual disk. Here you can start the installation by directly pressing the ENTER key.

   Step 5

Press Enter to create the entire HDD size you assigned for the virtual PC.

   Step 6

Press Enter to install XP on the C Partition you created.

   Step 7

Format the virtual disk using the NTFS file format. For example, if your physical computer has a hard disk that you have been using for a long time, you will increase the health of your disk by doing the normal formatting process.

   Step 8

Wait while Setup is formatting the virtual disk.

   Step 9

Wait while Setup is copying the necessary files for the XP system.

   Step 10

After the first step of the setup wizard is successfully completed, press Enter to restart the virtual system or wait for the time counter to finish.

   Step 11

Setup will continue when Windows XP restarts.

   Step 12

Wait while Setup installs and prepares the necessary devices for setup.

   Step 13

When the Regional and Language Options window opens, you can click the Customize button to configure the country and time zone you live in. You can also choose your keyboard layout after clicking the Details button.

   Step 14

In the Personalize Your Software window, type a name for the user account that will be created on your system, and if there is an organization you are in, type in its name and click Next.

   Step 15

In the Your Product Key window, enter the installation key for Windows XP Pro 64 Bit Service Pack 1 and continue.

   Step 16

In the Computer Name and Administrator Password window, type a name for your virtual computer and if you want to set a password for the admin account, type your password and click Next.

   Step 17

In the Data and Time Settings window, configure the relevant time zone according to the location you live and the date of the day you set up and click Next.

   Step 18

In the Networking Settings window, if you are not going to use the VM in a domain environment, check the Typical Settings option selected by default and click Next.

   Step 19

In the Workgroup or Computer Domain window, if you are not going to use the VM in a domain environment in the same way, select Workgroup and click Next.

   Step 20

Wait while the setup wizard configures the rest of the settings.

   Step 21

After the installation is complete, your Windows XP desktop screen is now ready.

How to Install VMware Tools

By installing VMware Tools in the Windows XP virtual machine, you can install drivers for devices that are not installed in your virtual system. You can also use the Shared Folder feature, transfer files between the host and VM, and use the screen resolution in full screen.

   Step 1

First, right-click on My Computer and then click Manage, then click on Device Manager as in the image below and check the drivers that are not installed in the right pane.

   Step 2

To install the virtual PC’s drivers, click on VM / Install VMware Tools from the tool menu.

   Step 3

Wait while VMware Tools is preparing for installation on the Virtual PC.

   Step 4

When the setup wizard opens, click Next to go to the next step.

   Step 5

In the Choose Setup Type window, if you want to use the virtual machine later on other VMware products, select the Complete option and click Next.

   Step 6

Click the Install button to start installing all the features of the virtual machine utility.

   Step 7

After completing the installation, click the Finish button.

   Step 8

Click Yes to restart your virtual computer and check if the drivers are installed.

   Step 9

When you view the Device Manager again, you can now see that drivers such as VMware SVGA II are installed in your virtual system.

   Step 10

When you create a new text document on your host device and try to copy it to the virtual machine with drag and drop, you can see that the file transfer has been successfully done.

   Step 11

Also, open the Internet Explorer browser and when you visit Google you can see the Internet connection is working fine.

How to Create and Configure Shared Folders

The biggest advantage of creating Shared Folders in virtual machines is to facilitate file transfer between host and VM. This process may take some time when you copy files with the drag and drop method, but when you copy a file of the same size using the Shared Folder feature, the process will be faster.

   Step 1

To open the properties of the virtual machine you have installed, click on VM / Settings from the Workstation Pro menu.

   Step 2

When the Virtual Machine Settings window opens, click on the Options tab and then click on Shared Folders. In the Folder Sharing section, check Always Enabled to enable this feature, and also check the “Map as a network drive in Windows Guests” option to configure it as a network drive and then click the Add button.

   Step 3

When the Shared Folder Wizard opens, click Next directly.

   Step 4

In this window, select the folder you want to share, type a name and click Next.

   Step 5

In the folder properties window, to make the folder you added open to sharing, tick “Enable this share” to enable sharing and click Finish.

   Step 6

After editing the path to the shared folder, close the VM settings.

   Step 7

When you check the Shared Folder on my computer, check that it is active in the Network Drives section.

   Step 8

You can see that when you open the folder added as a network drive, you can access the related files.

   Step 9

Click Add a network place from the options under Network Tasks to add the shared folder to My Network Places.

   Step 10

When the add network location wizard opens, click Next.

   Step 11

Double click on “Choose another network location” or click Next with it selected.

   Step 12

Click the Browse button in the Internet or Network Address section to open the content of vmware-host and select Shared Folders and click OK.

   Step 13

Click Next after selecting the location to access Shared Folders over the network.

   Step 14

If you want to change the name of the network location, you can make changes in this window.

   Step 15

Click Finish to close The Add Network Place Wizard.

   Step 16

You can now access the shared content on the host from the vmware-host location.

   Step 17

Click on My Network Places and check the location you added in the Local Network window.

   Step 18

You may find that you can access the files when you view the Shared Folder content over the network.

How to Install Windows XP SP2 Software Package (Upgrade SP1 to SP2)

To upgrade Windows XP 64 Bit SP1 to SP2, you can either install from scratch with an ISO file with SP2 files integrated and install only the SP2 software package.

   Step 1

To add the Windows XP SP2 ISO image to the virtual machine, right-click on the DVD device and click Settings.

   Step 2

With the CD/DVD device selected, click the Browse button to add the SP2 ISO location to the Use ISO Image File section.

   Step 3

Select the Windows XP SP2 Installer.iso file and click the Open button.

   Step 4

To enable the DVD device, check the Device Status option and click the OK button to close the window.

   Step 5

When the Service Pack 2 ISO image is automatically mounted on the system, you will automatically see the Readme page. Close the Readme.HTM webpage and open My Computer.

   Step 6

In Removable Storage, click the right button and then click Open to view the contents of the mounted ISO image.

   Step 7

Right-click / Open the SRSP2 file in the CD/DVD media to start the installation.

   Step 8

Click Next in the Windows x64 Service Pack 2 wizard.

   Step 9

Tick “I Agree” and click Next to accept the Service Pack 2 license agreement.

   Step 10

Click Next without changing the Uninstall Folder location in the Select Options window.

   Step 11

Wait while Windows XP Service Pack 2 is being installed. The system update may take some time, so do not take any action on your system.

   Step 12

After installing Service Pack 2, restart your virtual system by clicking the Finish button.

   Step 13

After right-clicking on my computer, click System Properties and you can check the version of the Service Pack in the System: section in the window that opens.

   Video

Installing Older Versions

You can easily install and use the Windows XP operating system on Workstation 12, 14, or 15 Pro versions.

Workstation Pro

YouTube Video

Slide

   Related Articles

♦ How to Install Windows 7 using VMware
♦ How to Install Windows 10 using VMware
♦ How to Install Windows 8 using VMware
♦ How to Install openSUSE
♦ How to Install Linux Mint

Is VMware available for 32

Can I install VMware on Windows XP?

Can I install VMware on Windows 7 32bit?

Can you download VMware for free?