Windows XP Professional x64 UEFI hangs at "Starting Windows Vista"

[GD 2W10]

Hi,

I am trying to boot Windows XP x64 on UEFI in a VMware Fusion virtual machine, I used the boot files from Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 (I downloaded them from the YT video below), and but them on a separate boot partition. I try to boot it with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled, and it just hangs at "Starting Windows Vista". How can I fix this? 

 

Edited November 27, 2022 by GD 2W10

[jaclaz]

10 hours ago, GD 2W10 said:

on a separate boot drive.

What do you mean exactly? (please describe your setup)

An issue with arcpaths in boot.ini (or *something else* in the BCD, [1])?

jaclaz

 

[1] but the BCD should not be involved  for XP booting 

[GD 2W10]

3 hours ago, jaclaz said:

What do you mean exactly? (please describe your setup)

An issue with arcpaths in boot.ini (or *something else* in the BCD, [1])?

jaclaz

 

[1] but the BCD should not be involved  for XP booting 

I have the efi files and the BCD on one 100MB FAT32 partition, and another with Windows XP x64 on it. Also I am not using boot.ini as I am using files from 2008 Beta 3, not Vista Beta 2.

Edited July 20, 2022 by GD 2W10

[jaclaz]

Well, I had a quick look at the files posted together with the video, from those it seems like the install for which they were made (at least the boot.ini) was a single partition, if  you are using separate boot and system partitions you may need to correct it (if using it) and/or the BCD (the "device" and/or "osdevice" element).

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcd-system-store-settings-for-uefi?view=windows-11

jaclaz

 

 

[GD 2W10]

31 minutes ago, jaclaz said:

Well, I had a quick look at the files posted together with the video, from those it seems like the install for which they were made (at least the boot.ini) was a single partition, if  you are using separate boot and system partitions you may need to correct it (if using it) and/or the BCD (the "device" and/or "osdevice" element).

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcd-system-store-settings-for-uefi?view=windows-11

jaclaz

No that's not the problem, I already fixed that. But it just hangs at "Starting Windows Vista".

[reboot12]

https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=445485#p445485

Have you installed VMware Tools?

[GD 2W10]

10 minutes ago, reboot12 said:

https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=445485#p445485

Have you installed VMware Tools?

No, I haven't. I will try that.

[GD 2W10]

26 minutes ago, reboot12 said:

https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=445485#p445485

Have you installed VMware Tools?

This worked. Thank you.