Windows Virtual PC Update – Remember to Upgrade Integration Components

A couple of people have contacted me and reported performance issues with Windows XP Mode on systems without hardware virtualization support.  One thing that I did not mention in my post last week was that you will need to upgrade the integration components on the Windows XP virtual machine after applying the update to the physical computer.

You can do this by:

1. Boot the Windows XP virtual machine
2. Login to the virtual machine with an administrative account
3. Open the Tools menu on the virtual machine window
4. Select Upgrade Integration Components

At this stage the integration components installer should start automatically – and will require a reboot when it is finished.

You can check to make sure you have the right version of the integration components installed by:

1. Boot the Windows XP virtual machine
2. Login to the virtual machine with an administrative account
3. Open the Start menu
4. Open the Control Panel
5. Open Add or Remove Programs
6. Click on the entry for Virtual PC Integration Components
7. Click on the Click here for support information. link

The version number is displayed on the dialog that is now opened.  Windows XP Mode ships with version 14.0.7600.16392 of the integration components.  After the upgrade you should have version 14.1.7600.16403 – like this:

Cheers,
Ben

• Anonymous
  March 22, 2010
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• Anonymous
  March 23, 2010
  ok I know way off topic but I've been doing alot of dism/djoin stuff to offline vhd's now I just need the eqquivalent of wmic for offline vhd files!  Something like wmic /vhd:someos.vhd os get name etc.. tr

• Anonymous
  March 24, 2010
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• Anonymous
  April 18, 2010
  Herb - No, they are for Windows Virtual PC only Cheers, Ben

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  April 22, 2010
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  June 23, 2010
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  July 20, 2010
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• Anonymous
  August 27, 2010
  Does automatic updates do anything in a Virtual PC

• Anonymous
  August 29, 2012
  I am not been able to install a tiny driver for a wireless edge module (gsm device). I looked http://microsoft.com whole site to get any help but failed

• Anonymous
  April 11, 2013
  My virtual machine is no longer working.  I can't get the package up to update the integration features.  I need to get the files off the virtual XP hard drive, but.... David

• Anonymous
  October 24, 2013
  How does one "Boot the Windows XP virtual machine"? Thanks

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  October 17, 2015
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