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Exploring Windows XP on macOS ARM64

Published on 23 Aug, 2023

Windows XP

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I have a lot of fond memories of Windows XP and after feeling
nostalgic, I was happy to find out that it's relatively easy to take
it for a spin on an ARM64 Mac using QEMU.

I decided to install XP and an assortment of classic software one
final time, taking screenshots of the whole process. This included
Firefox, Winamp, WinZip, mIRC, Borland Delphi and Visual C++ 6.0.

Sidenote: SerenityOS

If you're feeling similarly nostalgic, definitely check out
SerenityOS:

    SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces with a custom
    Unix-like core. It flatters with sincerity by stealing beautiful
    ideas from various other systems.

The same people also started the Ladybird browser:

    Ladybird is an ongoing project to build an independent web
    browser from scratch.

Andreas posts regular updates on YouTube which are a great way to
marvel at the project's impressive progress (e.g., SerenityOS update
(July 2023)).

Installation

The instructions are based on Emulating Windows XP x86 under M1 Mac
via UTM & QEMU.

 1. Download, install and launch UTM
 2. Download the Windows XP UTM template
     1. Extract windows-xp-x64-utm.zip
     2. Open the Windows XP.utm file
     3. Click on the "CD/DVD" dropdown button and mount your
        installation CD .iso
 3. Start the VM

Installing Additional Software

I couldn't get directory sharing to work using SPICE tools, so
instead I ended up creating an .iso with Firefox and all additional
software I needed.

 1. Download Firefox 52.9.0 ESR which is the latest version to run on
    Windows XP.
 2. Create a folder named Software containing all the files you want
    to share.
 3. Open Disk Utility.
 4. From the menu bar, go to File - New Image - Image from Folder....
 5. Select the Software folder.
 6. For the Image Format: dropdown, selected DVD/CD master.
 7. Press Save. You will now have a Software.cdr file.
 8. Create Software.iso from Software.cdr in the Terminal.
     1. hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Software.iso Software.cdr.
 9. Mount Software.iso in UTM.

Gallery

Enjoy the screenshots below and check out the extensive gallery for
more.

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[firefox_10]
[visual_cpp]
[delphi_15]
[winamp_08]
[mirc_10]

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