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Back in the Virtual Machines folder, you’ll see your new Windows XP in a
box.vmcx file; double-click it to start your virtual machine. When it first starts,
your virtual PC will attempt a PXE network boot (described in “Boot Without
a Boot Disc” on page 15), which will almost certainly fail.
Next, from the Tools drop-down, select Settings, and then highlight DVD
Drive in the list on the left. Select Access a physical drive and choose the
drive letter where your Windows setup disc can be found. (Or, if you’re in-
stalling from an ISO disc image, select Open an ISO image and click
Browse to locate it.) Click OK when you’re done, and then click the Ctrl+Alt
+Del button on the Virtual PC toolbar to restart the virtual machine and boot
off the CD.
At this point, you can install Windows normally; when setup is complete, you
should get something like the setup shown in Figure 1-6.
Figure 1-6. Run an older operating system in a window to provide absolute compatibility
for applications that aren’t yet 7-friendly
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