Converting Windows XP To VMware Workstation - Creativity Time Machine For Music And Video Producers

🖥️ In this video tutorial I show you in great detail how to convert a Windows XP computer to run as a virtual machine in Windows using VMware Workstation Pro. This video will be useful for anyone looking to do a full physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion of WIndows XP, but the steps I show apply to pretty much any conversion of a physical windows computer. In my video on converting Windows XP to VMware Fusion on a Mac I went through the conversion process on the physical XP machine using VMware Standalone Converter and so won’t repeat that here. You can watch the conversion steps in that video: https://youtu.be/cDOiE0bj7Rk, which start at 5:05. There you can see how I go about converting Windows XP, including hard drives, programs - no reinstalling anything. Once the conversion is out of the way, I go through every little step of verifying Windows XP functionality in the VMware Workstation virtual machine, as well as various cleanup actions to make sure the virtual machine is free of junk. Converting Windows XP to run as a virtual machine has a retro vibe to it with the added benefit of Windows XP running much faster in the VM. In my conversion I see a 658% performance increase in Mac VMware Fusion and similar increase in VMware Workstation (oddly, a bit less increase in VMware Workstation). *PLUS A BONUS:* for those of you who may have old music production and video editing setups on Windows XP, I also show a test of running Cubase SX and Vegas Pro in the virtual machine, including use of a USB audio interface as well as USB dongles (those annoying things work in a virtual machine), and sophisticated audio routing. The steps I show here will also generally apply to any other music production or video editing setup in Windows XP. So join me on this interesting time machine back to Windows XP! ********* For this computer build, knowing I need the computer to work on Windows 11 or Mac Sonoma, recipe 🍲 is: *Asus Z790 ProArt Creator Wifi* - https://amzn.to/3Z1Uger - fantastic motherboard with great dual GPU support, thunderbolt 4, tons of connectivity options *Intel 14700K* - https://amzn.to/3LXIh9L - don’t worry about all the Intel fear spreading - I show you in how to set BIOS to achieve better stability *AMD 6950 XT Red Devil GPU* - https://amzn.to/46BqO0z - Not the latest/greatest, but excellent GPU and current best GPU that will work on a custom Mac/Hack *G.Skill Trident Z5 2x32 GB DDR5 6400 Memory* - https://amzn.to/3Apnbyu - on Asus Qualified Vendor List (QVL) *Western Digital SN850X NVMe SSDs* - https://amzn.to/3SG1Wig - tried and true for Hackintosh *Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD* - https://amzn.to/3SGcNZv - also among the best NVME SSDs in terms of stability/performance/price on the market *Samsung T9 Shield USB SSD* - https://amzn.to/3WUBMuE - super reputable, fast external USB SSD *Western Digital EasyStore 5 TB, and 8 TB* - https://amzn.to/3WTuYO6 - reputable USB HDD solutions for backup *Thermalright Phantom Spirit Evo 120 Cooler* - https://amzn.to/4dxXB91 - Known as best air cooler out there, especially when paired with an awesome case… like the… *Fractal Torrent RGB Case* -https://amzn.to/4cJ4Dqo - A legend, one of the best cases you can find *Corsair RM1000X Power Supply* - https://amzn.to/4ddzKvj - Rock solid PSU, as Corsair continues its hugely successful and well performing RMX PSU line *Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Paste* - https://amzn.to/3ymcQTF - known to help get a little bit of extra thermal performance out of your system *Thermalright CPU Contact Frame* - https://amzn.to/3WYmap5 - a tried and true contact frame replacement that is known to help get a little better cooling performance for Intel 13/14 Generation CPUs —--------- 🎶 🎸 🎹 🎻 🎷 Music used in this video (Artist - Track): ====== Tracklist ====== 00:00 —--------- 📖 📚 Chapters in this video: 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Review of VMware Standalone Converter Procedure 01:49 - Install VMware Workstation Pro Free For Personal Use 04:08 - Copy VMware Files From USB To Local Drive 04:37 - Running Windows XP In WMware Workstation First Time 06:24 - Adjusting Display 06:52 - Check Up On Drivers 07:13 - Installing VMware Tools 09:09 - Cleaning Up - Remove Unnecessary Programs, Folders, Connections, Services 10:20 - Disable Unnecessary Services 11:04 - Get Rid Of Unnecessary Shared/Network Folders 11:44 - Remove Unnecessary Network Connections 12:52 - Making VMware Workstation Configuration Changes 16:51 - Cleaning Up Virtual Hard Disks 17:10 - Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware 19:25 - Function Tests 19:59 - Connecting Devices To Windows XP In VMware Workstation 22:21 - Run Benchmark On Windows XP In VMware Workstation 24:01 - Testing Music Production Software Working In Windows XP In VMware Workstation 28:05 - Advanced Audio Routing In VMware Workstation 31:33 - Testing Video Editing Software In Windows XP In VMware Workstation Pro 34:04 - Summary