Windows Xp-qcow2 — Download [upd]

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virt-install --name windows-xp --ram 1024 --vcpus 1 --disk path=windows-xp.qcow2,format=qcow2,size=20 --cdrom /path/to/WindowsXP_SP3.iso --os-variant winxp --graphics vnc --network network=default Users must rely on community archives and trusted

A QCOW2 image is a virtual hard drive file that grows dynamically as data is added. Unlike raw disk images, a QCOW2 file only occupies actual storage space used by the guest operating system.