Test VM - xppro - Windows XP Professional ========================================= Setup: - Configure a VM t-xppro1 with default Windows XP settings. 2 GB or more disk. - Make sure PAE is disabled. - Make sure networking is NAT. - Install Windows XP Pro. - Create a user 'test' without a password. - Disable non-windows-logo signed driver popups: - Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties. - Go to the Hardware tab and press the Driver Signing button. - Select the "Ignore - Install the software anyway and don't ask for my approval" radio button. - Make sure "Make this action the system default" is checked. - Ok both dialogs. - Redo from start to verify that it actually changed. - Complete disable windows update: - Start menu -> Right-click on "My Computer" -> Select Properties. - Go to the Automatic Updates tab. - Select the "Turn off automatic updating" radio button. - Ok the dialog. - Disable automatic reboot on STOP, make it write a dump: - Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties" and go to the "Advanced" tab and press the "Startupp and Recovery" button. - Make sure the "Time to display list of operating systems" is 1. - Uncheck "Automatically restart". - Select "Kernel memory dump". - Check "Overwrite any existing file". - Ok both dialogs. - Redo from start to verify correctness. - Disable CD autorun. Follow these instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715 - Disable driver search on Windows Update (will fail bitching about unsigned/unknown publisher of iuident.cab, because we're getting redirected when doing v4 update accesses): - Run/start gpedit.msc. - Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System. - Change "Configure driver search locations" to "Enabled" and check the "Don't search Windows Update". - Change "Windows Automatic Updates" to "Disabled". - Proceed as shown in readme_first.txt