In this video, I go over how to revive a dead Windows XP machine by turning it into a virtual machine. This process is possible if the hard drive from the PC still functions.
Video script: TBD
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Hardware and Software required
1:44 - BIOS/UEFI Setting to turn on for Intel & AMD Systems
2:43 - Using Disk2VHD
4:19 - Using Starwind v2v Converter
5:29 - Organizing VM images into folders
5:52 - Creating a VMX file with VMware Workstation Player
8:00 - Adding boot delay line to VMX file: bios.bootdelay = 5000
8:28 - Mounting the VMDK image to VMware Workstation Player
9:18 - Process of temporarily removing the product activation using safe mode and entering OOBE command: rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk
11:07 - Installing VMWare Tools in virtual machine
13:16 - Limitation 1: VM will eventually need a product key
14:30 - Limitation 2: Possible File and/or Program Corruption
15:18 - Limitation 3: Possible Activation Issues for Programs
15:50 - Ending
Software:
-SysInternals Disk2VHD: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysi...
-Starwind v2v Converter (have to sign-up for download): www.starwindsoftware.com/star...
-VMware Workstation Player (Version 16 was used in the video, may have to create a free account to download software): customerconnect.vmware.com/en...
Articles + Videos:
-How to enter BIOs and UEFI Modes: helpdeskgeek.com/windows-10/h...
-Video of user performing Windows XP Phone product activation in 2022: • Activating Windows XP ...
-Where I found an ISO of Windows XP Home Edition: archive.org/details/WinXPHome...
-Podcast where I first learned this was possible (Security Now Episode 669 starting around 1:26:04 in the video): • Security Now 669: Cell...
-VMware Boot Screen Delay: www.howtogeek.com/howto/16876....
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9 июл 2024