Turning a Dead XP PC into a Virtual Machine

The algorithm for XP activation showed up online around 2021 which obviates the need to call Microsoft. It's a small execute file that accepts the code provided by XP during the activation process. It outputs an activation code, the one Microsoft would have given by phone or via its servers that ended in 2014. This execute file does the same as what an activation web link given to the customer by Microsoft by phone does.

No. Not working. Tried for 2 days. Blue screen.

I tried the exact steps with a Win7 64bit hdd. Didn't work. When it comes time to boot I get a blank screen with "Missing operating system" at the top left. However, that hdd I pulled from a laptop and it was working/booting fine on the laptop. Not sure what step I'm missing or maybe if Win7 requires something in addition to the steps listed here.

You lost me, in seconds.

I've a XP computer that was stored. Now, like yours, it wont boot, even though it did, worked fine when I put it away.

Now, I want to use the programs on that computer. The repair service I went to said I'm sceewed. All he could do was retrieve the data files, no programs. I'm bummed.

Where do I go? I want this old conputer to work again.

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Thanks! it helped a lot 😁😁

Can't download starwind, as I cant find the link.

Worked great! Thanks for the tutorial. The only problem I'm having is installing VMware tools. I keep getting an error saying the Microsoft Runtime DLL Installer failed to complete installation

So I have an issue. I have an old Windows XP IDE drive of my dad's that I want to use in Windows 10. Im using a IDE to usb device connected to my host PC which is windows 10. But when I run Disk2VHD on that partitioned drive I get an error saying I/O input. The other partitioned drive of the recovery works. I tried chkdsk for any bad sectors and still wont help. I also have Virtualization enabled in my bios. Not sure whats going on

I'm curious if this would work for my 2 drive (SSD and HHD) setup. My 11 year old HP laptop (running Win7) finally died today (CPU fan quit). Several years back I added a large 2nd hard drive and replaced the original with a SSD, moving the rescue partition as well as all the user folders to the 2nd drive. I figure I could get the first drive running, but as soon as you would get to the desktop, I image windows would moan about not finding the user folder.

You can use .vhd directly with VirtualBox so no need for conversion.