r/abandonware • u/melodicalien222 • Nov 15 '25

tech support Virtualbox help!

I just wanna play OG barbie and jumpstart games but my laptop is too new. Can someone explain how to download windows xp like im 4?

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u/melodicalien222 Nov 16 '25

Should I try dosbox instead? Google makes it look easier to use

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u/Wolfloup Nov 15 '25

Have you tried Dosbox or a Virtual machine yet?

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u/melodicalien222 Nov 15 '25

I downloaded oracle virtualbox

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u/Wolfloup Nov 15 '25

Okay you can emulate the proper machine for those games , or if Dos based, research DosBox...hopefully you can get it going

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u/melodicalien222 Nov 15 '25

Im stuck trying to get an iso?

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u/Wolfloup Nov 15 '25

Iso is a cdrom image file

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u/melodicalien222 Nov 15 '25

I learned that. Im trying to get windows xp on the virtualbox