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Windows xp virtual box cd drive1/10/2024 This caused an error "Invalid partition table" to appear immediately after the VirtualBox splash screen. Rebuilt the boot.ini using bootcfg /rebuild.I ran chkdsk /r to verify the integrity of the disk and it reported no errors. A visual inspection of the files on the drive confirmed the data is intact as well as the Windows directory. I was able to use the Windows XP CD to load the recovery console. No errors appear and there is no disk activity. Prerequisite : For the VM to read the CD mounted in the host's CD/DVD drive, go to the VM's Devices tab, select Optical Drives, then select 'Host Drive'. It will connect without problem to the USB device on the host. Converting the disk was no problem, but after starting the VM in VirtualBox I see the initial VirtualBox splash screen and then a blank screen. 1 Answer Sorted by: 0 The CD/DVD in the emulated hardware of VirtualBox is not a USB device, but rather an IDE device. It seemed reasonable that I could simply convert the physical IDE drive from the dead machine into a virtual disk (VDI), plug it into VirtualBox on another computer and be able to boot from it. I had an older PC that died, but I still wanted to be able to access the data and programs.
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