cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsyncTest VM - xppro - Windows XP Professional
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cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Configure a VM t-xppro1 with default Windows XP settings. 2 GB or more disk.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Make sure PAE is disabled.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Make sure networking is NAT.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Install Windows XP Pro.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Create a user 'test' without a password.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Set the password of the 'Administrator' account to 'password'.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Insert the validation kit ISO and install the test execution service (see
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync vboxtxs-readme.txt). (As Administrator.)
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Disable non-windows-logo signed driver popups:
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Go to the Hardware tab and press the Driver Signing button.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Select the "Ignore - Install the software anyway and don't ask for my
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync approval" radio button.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Make sure "Make this action the system default" is checked.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Ok both dialogs.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Redo from start to verify that it actually changed.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Complete disable windows update:
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Go to the Automatic Updates tab.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Select the "Turn off automatic updating" radio button.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Ok the dialog.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Disable automatic reboot on STOP, make it write a
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties" and go to the
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync "Advanced" tab and press the "Startupp and Recovery" button.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Make sure the "Time to display list of operating systems" is 1.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Uncheck "Automatically restart".
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Select "Kernel memory dump".
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Check "Overwrite any existing file".
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Ok both dialogs.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Redo from start to verify correctness.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Disable CD autorun. Follow these instructions:
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Disable driver search on Windows Update (will fail bitching about
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync unsigned/unknown publisher of iuident.cab, because we're getting
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync redirected when doing v4 update accesses):
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Change "Configure driver search locations" to "Enabled" and check
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync the "Don't search Windows Update".
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Change "Windows Automatic Updates" to "Disabled".
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsync - Eject the CD and shut down the VM.
cf22150eaeeb72431bf1cf65c309a431454fb22bvboxsyncDo N O T install guest additions!