there's a VirtualXPVHD file containing the Windows XP virtual machine, which you can open in VirtualBox. Here are the steps to get this working: Download WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe from Microsoft.

It’s included in Windows 8 and 7, but you’ll have to download it for the Windows XP computer. Using Windows Easy Transfer on a Windows XP machine. Once you’ve downloaded the file and ...

Then click on the Download Windows Virtual PC RC and the Windows XP Mode RC buttons to download each file. Once the files are downloaded, you should install the Windows Virtual PC Beta first.

Once you download Windows XP mode, you’ll have to choose a new virtual machine monitor (VMM) to run the program and The Register says both the VMWare Player and Oracle’s Virtual Box work just ...