Executive summary

SourceForge

: Community-contributed projects occasionally host pre-made qcow2 images or tools for Windows virtualization.

  1. Open your virtualization software (e.g., QEMU, virt-manager).
  2. Create a new VM or modify an existing one to use the Windows XP qcow2 image.
  3. Start the VM and proceed with the Windows XP installation from the virtual disk.

Conclusion