And then, the desktop appears.
The safest and most stable method is to build the image yourself. This requires two things: a copy of the Windows XP ISO (which you can legally source from old installation discs or Microsoft's archive if you have a volume license) and the QEMU software. i--- Windows Xp Qcow2
Starting a project with Windows XP images is a classic move for retro computing fans or anyone needing to run legacy software on modern Linux systems. Here’s a quick blog-style guide to help you get that "Bliss" wallpaper back on your screen using QEMU/KVM. The "Why": Benefits of QCOW2 for XP And then, the desktop appears
XP doesn’t know what TRIM is. So your QCOW2 file will never shrink —even after you delete 10 GB of files inside XP. The image file stays bloated. The fix: after big deletions, run: Starting a project with Windows XP images is