Windows XP on Proxmox

Running Windows XP as a virtual machine on Proxmox for retro gaming and old software.

References

• Windows XP Guest Notes - Proxmox VE — appears dated
• Windows XP on Proxmox - Daniel Bs Tech Blog
• Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts — community scripts for creating guests

Product Key

M6TF9-8XQ2M-YQK9F-7TBB2-XGG88

VM Settings

• VirtIO network didn’t work — switched to Realtek
• Added AC97 audio device

Drivers

The VirtIO v0.1.96 drivers from the Fedora Archive are available if needed, but everything appears to work without them.

Software

• Legacy Updates — patches and updates for EOL Windows
• Firefox 52.9.0 ESR — last XP-compatible version
• DirectX v9 (June 2010)
• WinCDemu
• TightVNC
• CMUD — MUD client
• Winamp 5.622 — uncheck Modern Skin Support
  • OGG Vorbis Plugin

Games

• My Abandonware — retro game downloads
  • Epic Pinball
• Archive.org
  • Starcraft 26887CX6HTXXVXNY76JXRDCE2X

Here's what I have on my main Windows XP gaming machine. My most played games: StarCraft, Half-Life, The Sims, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Duke 3D and Yoot Tower.

This machine is a Dell Dimension E510 with an upgraded ATI Radeon graphics card, maxed out the RAM and two 1TB SSDs.

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— Retro Tech Dreams (@retrotechdreams.bsky.social) Oct 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM