How to Download Windows XP ISO image file 32-bit for free

Windows XP ISO file downloading is not a cumbersome task anymore and we don’t need to pay anything to experience this dominant operating system during its heyday.

However, every great thing has its time, so does Windows XP. Now, Microsoft does not support this OS anymore, however, it is available to download and use for free to those wasn’t during its epoch or just have some old 32-bit system with low hardware resources. Although lightweight Linux is there, Windows has its own benefits.

Steps to download Windows XP sp3 32-bit iso Bootable

The ISO image of Windows XP is available as an archive including Serial Key. The size of XP Service Pack 3 is 589MB. Thus, you can install and use it easily on Virtual Machines too.

Step 1: Go to Archive.Org website

Archive.org is a Non-profit Internet Archive organization which provides a digital library of internet websites. They have around 200,000 software programs that are not active but can be downloaded from here.  Simply visit this site and search for Windows XP or alternatively use the link given in the next step.

Step 2: Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 ISO download

Now on the page, you will see the original Windows XP ISO image submitted by Microsoft.  To get the ISO file just click on the ISO image given on the right side under Download option. Here is the link.

Step 3: Copy XP Serial Key

On the same page you will also see the official serial key of Windows XP, just copy and paste it on notepad for future use.

Step 4: Install Windows XP on Virtual Box

1. If you want to use Window XP ISO on Virtual Box. Simply run it and click on the New button.
2. In the Name box, type Windows XP and click on the Next button.
3. Set the RAM for the XP, 500MB or 1GB would be enough.
4. Create a Virtual Hard disk, select VDI and then Dynamic Allocated. After that set the size around 10 GB.
5. Select the created Windows XP virtual machine and click on the Setting icon given in Virtual Box menu.                                    

   

6. Click on Storage option from the right side and then select Empty CD drive after that again click on the CD icon given on the extreme right side and choose Virtual Optical Disk file option. The explorer will open, select the downloaded Windows XP ISO image and then click on the OK button.                                                                                           

   

7. While installing, it will ask to Enter Serial Key, use the one which we have copied from Archive.org.                                                           

   

8. Click on the Start button to boot Windows XP on VirtualBox.