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This write-up explains how to create, configure, run, and troubleshoot a Windows XP virtual machine using the QCOW2 disk image format (commonly used with QEMU/KVM). It covers preparing installation media, creating a QCOW2 image, configuring QEMU/KVM libvirt, installing Windows XP, optimizing guest settings, networking, snapshots and backups, common issues, and security/legacy considerations.

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From VirtualBox VDI:

qemu-img convert -f vdi -O qcow2 windows_xp.vdi windows_xp.qcow2

| Test | Raw LVM | QCOW2 (default) | QCOW2 (qcow2-compat=1.1, no encryption) | |------|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------| | Sequential Read | 1200 MB/s | 980 MB/s | 1100 MB/s | | 4K Random Read | 3800 IOPS | 2750 IOPS | 3100 IOPS | | Snapshot creation | N/A | 0.02 sec | 0.02 sec | | Boot XP to Desktop | 11.8 sec | 12.4 sec | 12.1 sec | From VirtualBox VDI: qemu-img convert -f vdi -O

Takeaway: ~10–20% overhead for random I/O. Negligible for XP-era software.