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751166 2009-02-25 01:34:00 trying to install xp in VB via ISO but get error message " could not boot from medium".

ideas?

cheers
GameJunkie (72)
751167 2009-02-25 02:36:00 Is it set to the right boot order? Blam (54)
751168 2009-02-25 02:38:00 trying to install xp in VB via ISO but get error message " could not boot from medium".

ideas?

cheers

Where did you get the ISO from - I suspect it may not be bootable, or is corrupted.

I regularly install XP in Virtualbox (using an ISO downloaded from MSDN) and it works fine.
somebody (208)
751169 2009-02-25 09:02:00 an old xp disc i got, managed to convert it to ISO but not working.

where about's did u download xp from?
GameJunkie (72)
751170 2009-02-25 09:14:00 He got it off MSDN.

Did you try installing straight off the disk?
Blam (54)
751171 2009-02-25 09:15:00 yea, but no joy, thought ISO would work GameJunkie (72)
751172 2009-02-25 09:21:00 Is the CD scratched in any way? Blam (54)
751173 2009-02-25 09:23:00 not that i can see GameJunkie (72)
751174 2009-02-25 09:30:00 What SP is it on? Blam (54)
751175 2009-02-25 09:31:00 SP2 GameJunkie (72)
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