Install XP into the VHD under WIN7/8 (bottom)

System platform: win8.1, installed on C drive

Purpose of Operation: Install a VHD XP under win8.1.

Operation Method:

In http://www.cnblogs.com/mahocon/p/5212914.html a more cumbersome approach, but in fact there is a simpler way.

Required tools: Download a xp.gho, prepare a bootable USB drive PE (similar to Chinese cabbage, computer shop, U-Start, U master, u depth, such as installed PE countless, installed a local version of PE can also), Offline injection SRS program, Grub4dos

1, whether using a USB stick or a local version of the PE, in short to enter the x64 Win8pe, with Disk Management on the disk to establish a VHD file Winxp.vhd, Mount this VHD, initialize the disk as MBR mode, divided into a zone, set as the active partition, Mount letter G: (for example).

2. Use Ghost to release the downloaded Xp.gho to G:

3, the use of Offline injection SRS program, the Winvblock Drive and Achi Drive injection G: Disk XP system, after the completion of the use of Bootice edit the C:\boot directory of the BCD file

4, add a real mode startup item, fill in the relevant parameters (using Bootice to write the boot command to the master boot record can also, so do not need to bootmgr boot)

5, put Grldr, GRLDR.MBR, Menu.lst on the C-plate

6, with Bootice edit menu.lst, fill in the following parameters

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Default 0

Timeout 15

Title Windows 8.1

Find--set-root/bootmgr

Chainloader/bootmgr

Clear

Title Windows XP SP3 in VHD

Find--set-root/winxp.vhd

Map/winxp.vhd (hd0)

Map (hd0) (HD1)

Map--hook

Root (hd0,0)

Chainloader/ntldr

Clear

Title reboot

Reboot

Clear

Title shutdown

Halt

Clear

Install XP into the VHD under WIN7/8 (bottom)