Test VM - xppro - Windows XP Professional
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Setup:
- Configure a VM t-xppro1 with default Windows XP settings. 2 GB or more disk.
- Make sure PAE is disabled.
- Make sure networking is NAT.
- Install Windows XP Pro.
- Create a user 'test' without a password.
- Set the password of the 'Administrator' account to 'password'.
- Insert the validation kit ISO and install the test execution service (see
vboxtxs-readme.txt). (As Administrator.)
- Disable non-windows-logo signed driver popups:
- Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties.
- Go to the Hardware tab and press the Driver Signing button.
- Select the "Ignore - Install the software anyway and don't ask for my
approval" radio button.
- Make sure "Make this action the system default" is checked.
- Ok both dialogs.
- Redo from start to verify that it actually changed.
- Complete disable windows update:
- Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties.
- Go to the Automatic Updates tab.
- Select the "Turn off automatic updating" radio button.
- Ok the dialog.
- Disable automatic reboot on STOP, make it write a
dump:
- Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties" and go to the
"Advanced" tab and press the "Startupp and Recovery" button.
- Make sure the "Time to display list of operating systems" is 1.
- Uncheck "Automatically restart".
- Select "Kernel memory dump".
- Check "Overwrite any existing file".
- Ok both dialogs.
- Redo from start to verify correctness.
- Disable CD autorun. Follow these instructions:
- Disable driver search on Windows Update (will fail bitching about
unsigned/unknown publisher of iuident.cab, because we're getting
redirected when doing v4 update accesses):
- Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System.
- Change "Configure driver search locations" to "Enabled" and check
the "Don't search Windows Update".
- Change "Windows Automatic Updates" to "Disabled".
- Eject the CD and shut down the VM.
Do N O T install guest additions!