Hi, I'm new to VirtualBox. I did all of the prep work for the OS's in the VM VirtualBox Manager, but I'm not certain of where to download an ISO file that can be used for VMs. For example, when I clicked on a download button, it prompted a message saying: 'The download you have chosen is available from Microsoft Update. To get recommended updates for your computer, please run Microsoft Update, which will determine and suggest updates and downloads appropriate for your computer's configuration.' That makes me a little nervous. I don't want to change or update my host operating system. I want to get an ISO file so I can run Windows XP on the guest host in VirtualBox. ![]() So should I be worried about the message? Posts: 30 Joined: 23. May 2014, 20:30 Location: Wisconsin, USA Primary OS: MS Windows 7 VBox Version: OSE other Guest OSses: Ubuntu. Perryg wrote:You purchase an installable OS and install it through VirtualBox. Why can't you just tell me where to download ISO Image Files from? It's not just that I want them for free. If I rely on running a VM-OS from a physical disc in my host operating system, I can only run one VM at a time, thus I can't have the option of running more than one VM-OS at the same time to compare the OS's side by side. Posts: 30 Joined: 23. May 2014, 20:30 Location: Wisconsin, USA Primary OS: MS Windows 7 VBox Version: OSE other Guest OSses: Ubuntu. You can run as many VMs as your host can sustain given the resources that are needed. You purchase operating systems like Windows from just about anywhere. I read here on superuser.com that windows XP ISO files are not generally available for. Where can I download copies of a Windows XP ISO image with Internet Explorer 6. Windows XP ISO. Download Windows XP on VirtualBox! Windows XP Mode On Mac OS X Using VirtualBox. Nov 10, 2009 - It looks as if I need to keep downloading the different versions until I can. MacInAction: Posts: 6: Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:36 pm: Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard: VBox Version: OSE. That might suggest an error in the ISO image. VBox Version: PUEL: Guest OSses: Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux. You can install Linux for free but you need to decided which one to determine where you need to go to download the image from. If say you want to install Ubuntu you go to Ubuntu.com and download the install media from them, and so on for what ever OS you want. Site Moderator Posts: 34372 Joined: 6. Sep 2008, 22:55 Primary OS: Linux other VBox Version: OSE self-compiled Guest OSses: *NIX. If you see the message 'the file you are trying to download is available from Windows update' you are looking in the wrong place. An operating system is not available from there. You were probably looking at a Service Pack download. As several people have already told you, installing a OS into a vm is basically the same as installing one in a physical machine. You must have the official install media or an ISO version of the install media. If you have the CD/DVD, you set the CD drive in the vm to read from the physical CD drive in the host machine (from Settings in the VirtualBox Manager window) and insert the disk into the drive in the host machine. If you have the ISO version, you assign the ISO file to the CD drive in the vm from Settings.
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