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,

Using the Mouse

When the mouse is in the VM's window, a message is displayed. To move the mouse out of the Window, Ctr-l Alt Left Arrow is used. This feature is removed once the drivers and additional software have been installed. Click in the window first and then move the mouse.

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 xp Professional Setup

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. The internet is not connected yet - Cancel Turn off Automatic Updates as well.

Virtual Machine Guest Installer

Run the Integration Services Setup Disk to install additional software and drivers for the Operating System so that it interfaces with the Server correctly.

Use Windows Explorer, Select D:\support\x86 (or amd64)

Run setup

Virtual Machine Additions Detected - Uninstall Virtual PC Integration Components

If the following screen is displayed, the Virtual PC Integration Components has been installed by the Hardware Manager. Uninstall it by using the Control Panel - Add or Remove Programs and then reboot.