Am 06.02.2010 07:21, schrieb Hadi Motamedi: > Dear All > I want to use XEN to install Windows XP as guest on CentOS 5 as host . I tried as the followings : > #yum install xen virt-manager kernel-xen > #chkconfig xend on > #reboot > Then I booted my CentOS server using XEN kernel . I tried as the followings : > #virt-manager & > But when continuing to create the virtual machine , under Installation Method menu , I cannot select 'local install media (cdrom)' and just the Network install tree is highlighted . So I tried to reach the desired one , by issuing as the followings : > #virt-install --paravirt --name WindowsXP --ram 128 --file /vm --location /mnt/cdrom > But it didn't get through as well . Can you please let me know how can I do it correctly ? > Thank you Windows can only be a fully virtualized guest on Xen. http://centos.org/docs/5/html/Virtualization-en-US/task-virt-lab1.html Alexander