Older operating systems struggle with modern virtual hardware. Use this baseline command to successfully boot an ISO and install Windows XP onto your created qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -cpu qemu64 \ -m
utility on your host machine. 20GB to 40GB is typically the sweet spot for XP. qemu-img create -f qcow2 winxp.qcow2 Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard