Windows XP SP3 (Legal) download?
I have my CD-key sticker with me but don't have the CD anymore. Is there anywhere I can download Windows XP SP3 installation disc from?
If you have a sticker that is on the side of a computer, it is an OEM licence and only valid for the machine it came with. Contact your system builder who should be able to order you a new one for a minimal charge + shipping.
If you have a fully packaged product and can not find the CD, contact Microsoft, who again for a minimal charge + shipping should be able to order you a new media kit. Alternatively, if you have a MSDN or Technet Subscription, you may get lucky (but not always) and download a version from there and using your serial key.
Microsoft provides a Windows XP SP3 download for virtualization:
Windows XP Mode
Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your productivity programs that run on Windows XP directly from a computer that runs Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode provides a 32-bit virtual Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (SP3) environment. This download includes a virtual hard disk (.vhd file) with Windows XP SP3 preinstalled. Client virtualization software, such as Windows Virtual PC is required to use Windows XP Mode.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=8002
The "Windows XP Mode for Windows 7" download will give you a WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe
file.
To isolate the virtual hard disk, use an archiver app such as Keka. Right-click any .exe
file and Open With to extract it.
- Download
WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe
, extract toWindowsXPMode_en-us
- In the
sources
folder, renamexpm
toxpm.exe
and extract it. - In the resulting new
xpm
folder, find theVirtualXPVHD
file. - Rename
VirtualXPVHD
toVirtualXP.VHD
by inserting a period before the file extension.
VirtualXP.VHD
is the Virtual Hard Disk that can be loaded by a Virtual Machine.