You can install Windows XP Home Edition or Professional in a virtual machine using the corresponding
Windows XP distribution CD. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server.
Fulfill these prerequisites before installing Windows XP:ESX, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and GSX Server: To use the virtual BusLogic SCSI adapter in
- Create and configure a new virtual machine
Consider these support and configuration issues for Windows XP: - a Windows XP virtual machine, you need a special SCSI driver available from the download section of the
VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/download. Follow the instructions on the Web site to use the
driver with a fresh installation of Windows XP. - ESX and GSX Server: If you are using the virtual LSI Logic SCSI adapter in a Windows XP virtual
machine, download the driver from the download center at the LSI Logic Web site. Go to
http://www.lsi.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do?locale=EN and download the LSI20320‐R SCSI adapter
driver for your guest operating system. - ESX: You can use the vmscsi SCSI driver for the virtual BusLogic SCSI adapter provided on the Windows
XP Professional floppy image that is included with the ESX software. Although supported by ESX 4.0
Update 1, the e1000 NIC driver is not provided with the 32‐bit version of Windows XP Professional. For
support, download the driver from the Intel Web site. See knowledgebase article 1016456 - If you have a virtual machine with a SCSI virtual disk and an earlier Windows guest operating system,
and want to upgrade the virtual machine to Windows XP, install the new SCSI driver before upgrading
the operating system.
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