Difficulty of installation
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Build Status
Microsoft Windows XP
Format: CD-ROM
Codename: Whistler
Version Number: 5.10
Build Number and Tag: 5.10.2267.1.idx01.000910-1316
Processor: x86
SKUs and Editions: Professional
Other Platform: None
Architecture: 32-bit
Development Status: Pre-Beta 1
Debug: None
Languages: English (en-US)
Emulation/Virtualization Software used: VMware Workstation (Version 8.0.4)
BIOS Date: September 11th, 2000
Display: VMware SVGA II (1152x864 32-bit colors)
Sound: Creative AudioPCI
Network Adapter: AMD PCnet PCI Family Ethernet Adapter
SCSI Controller: VMware SCSI Controller, IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)
USB Controller: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Controller, Generic USB 2.0 Hub.
Screenshots
Text-based Installation:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (Text-based Installation).PNG)
GUI-based Installation:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (GUI-based Installation).PNG)
Bootscreen:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (Bootscreen).PNG)
Login:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (Login).PNG)
In action:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (In action).PNG)
Device Manager:
 (For x86 Processors)-(Professional) (32-bit Kernel) (Pre-Beta 1) (Free) (en-US) (Device Manager).PNG)
Information
Use the a Windows 98 bootdisk without RAM Drive to partition and format the hard disk (VHD).
Note: ACPI must be disabled in the vmx with "acpi.present = "FALSE" and, still in the vmx file, put this:
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
rtc.startTime = "968637600"
time.synchronize.continue = "FALSE"
time.synchronize.restore = "FALSE"
time.synchronize.resume.disk = "FALSE"
time.synchronize.resume.memory = "FALSE"
time.synchronize.shrink = "FALSE"
time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE"