Hiren boot CD is a classics bits of SW :)
win xp is a trash can bits...
someone could think of it as MS DOS :)

There was a project called Windows XP Black Edition that was hugely popular in german boards before Win10.

It's called Integral Edition nowadays and is still being updated.

It has a mini XP which even can connect to internet. Very suitable for all cases I had so far in the past few years.

Sharing files between computers and VM:
after setting shared folder in VirtualBox:
On Windows XP enter under command:
Entire Network
or (then enter on)
VirtualBox Shared Folders
and there you should see shared folder.

Nice to see the download link is still working,
the XP VM is working fine in my new machine,
I just have to install "Guest Additions CD".
It is hard to find Olly plugin working on VM.

Here is a new ReactOS image to play with:
https://www73.zippyshare.com/v/KU5dgTjx/file.html
but for some reasons I can't start any win32 program.

vmware player works better than virtualbox

what is the error there are some tricks to run 32-16 bit applications on 64 os

The actual error messages would really help ...
Are you talking about the installation or execution of 32 bit apps ?

Some notes about howto make you own WinXP vhd image using MS-VirtualPC.

1)
In MS-VirtualPC create new VM and assign for its CD-DRIVE bootable ISO file with WinXP distributive.
2)
Start its new VM in MS-VirtualPC. It boots up into WinXP installation.
Install WinXP as for real PC with new empty hard drive (used virtual hard drive of VM).
3)
Enjoy. Installed WinXP runs from virtual hard drive with default size 132GB with NTFS file system


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If u want use FAT32 for virtual system HDD then do next steps:


1)
Make an image of floppy boot diskette with MS-DOS 7 (for ex. boot_fdd.img).
2)
Make bootable CD-ROM ISO image using this file boot_fdd.img (for ex. boot_fdd.ISO).
Use UltraISO (SmallCDWriter etc.).
3)
In MS-VirtualPC create new VM and assign for its CD-DRIVE this bootable ISO file boot_fdd.ISO.
4)
Start new VM in MS-VirtualPC. It boots up into MS-DOS 7 from boot_fdd.ISO.
5)
Run DOS fdisk.exe command. With fdisk.exe create new partition in raw virtual disk of VM
Note: Don't restart VM after this.
6)
Exit from fdisk.exe and run NU.EXE (Norton Utility or Norton Disk Editor)
Using NU.EXE clear "bootable bit" at Partition Table of new created partition of VM virtual HDD.
7)
Reboot VM. It boots again into MS-DOS 7.
8)
Run "format.exe C:" command.
Now virtual HDD formatted into FAT32.
9)
Run "sys a:\ C:" command. System (MS-DOS 7) transferred into virtual drive C:.
10)
Exit from VM and assign for its virtual CD-DRIVE bootable ISO file with WinXP distributive (For ex. - WinXP/SP2).
11)
Start VM. It boots up into WinXP installation from bootable ISO file.
12)
When installation prompted for install destination, select existing partition with existing file system (FAT32).
13)
Continue installation of WinXP as for real PC.
14)
Enjoy. Installed WinXP runs from virtual hard drive with default size 132GB with FAT32 file system and with boot menu with optional booting into MS-DOS 7.

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See screenshot: