Before installing this Windows emulator, consider whether or not it's truly necessary for you. In most cases, its functionality is provided by a free Linux program (see SoftwareEquivalents).

Consider also Wine instead of Qemu, if you only need to run a single Windows program.

Most of the stuff in this page is not specific to installing Windows XP under Qemu; it can be used to install other operating systems as well.

See also Installation/QemuEmulator.

NOTE: Changes made to the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron distribution code have broken the USB functionality in QEMU. If you need USB functionality with QEMU please see the details here: here .

Running Windows Under Ubuntu 7.04/7.10

This method also works perfectly under Ubuntu 8.04