Using Windows 8 Hyper-V

To Run the Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Open the Hyper-V Manager.

Check that the Virtual Machine is selected (Windows XP Professional), then select Connect.

The VM will open with the instructions to start,

Insert Integration Services Setup Disk

Whilst it is running select Ctrl+I This loads a software CD disk to Drive D: Its progress is shown on the bottom bar.

Windows Setup

Whilst Setup is running, the hardware drivers have not been installed yet. To move the mouse out of the Virtual Machine, use Ctrl Alt Left Arrow as directed on the screen. This feature will disappear once the drivers and screen size has been altered. Click in the window first and then move the mouse.

Regional and Language Options

Regional Options

Change:

Standards and formats- English (United Kingdom)

Location - English (United Kingdom)

Text Input Languages

Remove US Keyboard

Computer Name and Administrator Password

You choose: Remember about the Computer name (or it will). Letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens, but no spaces or periods (.). The name may not consist entirely of digits.

Date and Time Settings

The date and time will be correct as they are taken from the host.

Time Zone (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes - ticked.

Disk gets changed to NTFS

Don't panic, it just worked . . .

Found New Hardware and Automatic Updates

There are two sorts of these 'Found New Hardware' messages, one that asks to access the internet and the other one asks for drivers. Whenever they appear, Cancel it. This Hardware Wizard does not have the correct spell to do these operations at this point of the installation.