Getting a Small Virtual PC Image - WinXP Pro in 550MB

re: Getting a Small Virtual PC Image - WinXP Pro in 550MB

John S — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:01:07 GMT

I think the most valuable method of creating small XP virtual machines will be XP Embedded, though I am still waiting for that to take off... Windows CE 6 took a step in that direction by supporting the virtual machine as an emulator.

There is also the free nLite program for selecting Windows components before creating the installation CD.

re: Getting a Small Virtual PC Image - WinXP Pro in 550MB

Carolin Coad — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:38:03 GMT

Noah,

It sounds like a brilliant idea and a great resource for free. Your instructions are presented clearly. I especially appreciated your references at the end with the appropriate thanks acknowledged.

re: Getting a Small Virtual PC Image - WinXP Pro in 550MB

Noah Coad — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:26:57 GMT

John,

There's also a lightweight WinXP, Windows Fundamentals, but it's only avalible to large enterprise customers.