Shell script for Windows XP installing on Windows 10 from official Microsoft download center.

xp-mode-installer.ps1

#Requires -version 4.0
#Requires –RunAsAdministrator

[CmdletBinding()]
param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Choose custom language and version. For example, 'zh-TW' or 'N_de-de'. By default this parameter is host system language.")]
    [string]
    $Locale = ((Get-WinSystemLocale).Name).ToLower(),

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Path to 'WindowsXPMode_xx-xx.exe' file.")]
    [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
    [string]
    $XPModeFile,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
    [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
    [string]
    $TempDirectory = $env:TEMP,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
    [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
    [string]
    $VMDirectory
)

$BaseURI = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/"

$Paths = @{
    "ar-sa"     = "2/5/B/25B89F73-F3D6-44AC-8E53-44473B508093/WindowsXPMode_ar-sa.exe";
    "cs-cz"     = "9/7/5/975C7E04-C541-4895-9320-79A6CA398EB9/WindowsXPMode_cs-cz.exe";
    "n_cs-cz"   = "9/7/5/975C7E04-C541-4895-9320-79A6CA398EB9/WindowsXPMode_N_cs-cz.exe";
    "da-dk"     = "1/9/B/19B4BC03-EEC6-483C-AAD9-FDC71391D9C0/WindowsXPMode_da-dk.exe";
    "n_da-dk"   = "1/9/B/19B4BC03-EEC6-483C-AAD9-FDC71391D9C0/WindowsXPMode_N_da-dk.exe";
    "de-de"     = "C/9/8/C984738B-C8C4-4A59-B396-DD77606D7932/WindowsXPMode_de-de.exe";
    "n_de-de"   = "C/9/8/C984738B-C8C4-4A59-B396-DD77606D7932/WindowsXPMode_N_de-de.exe";
    "el-gr"     = "F/7/5/F75B1D75-7A1F-4AC1-9788-0F970FC7D875/WindowsXPMode_el-gr.exe";
    "n_el-gr"   = "F/7/5/F75B1D75-7A1F-4AC1-9788-0F970FC7D875/WindowsXPMode_N_el-gr.exe";
    "en-us"     = "7/2/C/72C7BAB7-2F32-4530-878A-292C20E1845A/WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe";
    "n_en-us"   = "7/2/C/72C7BAB7-2F32-4530-878A-292C20E1845A/WindowsXPMode_N_en-us.exe";
    "es-es"     = "8/A/A/8AA64E91-E64C-45B9-B973-2BC25DE1F5D7/WindowsXPMode_es-es.exe";
    "n_es-es"   = "8/A/A/8AA64E91-E64C-45B9-B973-2BC25DE1F5D7/WindowsXPMode_N_es-es.exe";
    "fi-fi"     = "3/4/B/34BB5FDD-8F9E-4AB8-8D16-4D90050388A6/WindowsXPMode_fi-fi.exe";
    "n_fi-fi"   = "3/4/B/34BB5FDD-8F9E-4AB8-8D16-4D90050388A6/WindowsXPMode_N_fi-fi.exe";
    "fr-fr"     = "0/3/A/03A77CAF-EF08-4BE1-8B56-A3E615CD4FE0/WindowsXPMode_fr-fr.exe";
    "n_fr-fr"   = "0/3/A/03A77CAF-EF08-4BE1-8B56-A3E615CD4FE0/WindowsXPMode_N_fr-fr.exe";
    "he-il"     = "D/6/1/D61356B3-2C1F-47F9-8EA0-DF3F2023018D/WindowsXPMode_he-il.exe";
    "hu-hu"     = "A/F/6/AF6B89E4-50FB-4065-8105-106D5339C9BC/WindowsXPMode_hu-hu.exe";
    "n_hu-hu"   = "A/F/6/AF6B89E4-50FB-4065-8105-106D5339C9BC/WindowsXPMode_N_hu-hu.exe";
    "it-it"     = "E/5/6/E5609BB4-951F-42B8-ACCB-98266C0A6AF6/WindowsXPMode_it-it.exe";
    "n_it-it"   = "E/5/6/E5609BB4-951F-42B8-ACCB-98266C0A6AF6/WindowsXPMode_N_it-it.exe";
    "ja-jp"     = "A/2/F/A2F07A26-83C8-41FD-BD1C-76E4ECB4839F/WindowsXPMode_ja-jp.exe";
    "ko-kr"     = "A/3/C/A3CCFA1E-2B05-4C46-BB08-C6B74C861385/WindowsXPMode_ko-kr.exe";
    "k_ko-kr"   = "A/3/C/A3CCFA1E-2B05-4C46-BB08-C6B74C861385/WindowsXPMode_K_ko-kr.exe";
    "kn_ko-kr"  = "A/3/C/A3CCFA1E-2B05-4C46-BB08-C6B74C861385/WindowsXPMode_KN_ko-kr.exe";
    "nb-no"     = "0/A/3/0A3F3143-0398-4EC7-B5A1-AB93C7F92677/WindowsXPMode_nb-no.exe";
    "n_nb-no"   = "0/A/3/0A3F3143-0398-4EC7-B5A1-AB93C7F92677/WindowsXPMode_N_nb-no.exe";
    "nl-nl"     = "D/4/2/D42599F3-B413-4BFA-BE57-A61128B169C5/WindowsXPMode_nl-nl.exe";
    "n_nl-nl"   = "D/4/2/D42599F3-B413-4BFA-BE57-A61128B169C5/WindowsXPMode_N_nl-nl.exe";
    "pl-pl"     = "9/2/7/9270EA23-97C9-4142-A1B2-73AFBAE66B39/WindowsXPMode_pl-pl.exe";
    "n_pl-pl"   = "9/2/7/9270EA23-97C9-4142-A1B2-73AFBAE66B39/WindowsXPMode_N_pl-pl.exe";
    "pt-br"     = "2/8/6/286E425C-E45B-4132-A775-78C1AE1B79C4/WindowsXPMode_pt-br.exe";
    "pt-pt"     = "8/9/4/894F40AD-F959-424D-AD83-51C63EB2BB7C/WindowsXPMode_pt-pt.exe";
    "n_pt-pt"   = "8/9/4/894F40AD-F959-424D-AD83-51C63EB2BB7C/WindowsXPMode_N_pt-pt.exe";
    "ru-ru"     = "7/5/B/75B73FA4-3ACB-4131-8A32-B3E51CC3FEF5/WindowsXPMode_ru-ru.exe";
    "sv-se"     = "C/3/3/C3345B63-480E-4DC9-AA9E-C1B5D3341690/WindowsXPMode_sv-se.exe";
    "n_sv-se"   = "C/3/3/C3345B63-480E-4DC9-AA9E-C1B5D3341690/WindowsXPMode_N_sv-se.exe";
    "tr-tr"     = "0/9/E/09E48784-0258-4390-8CB5-6C1A2DD7D537/WindowsXPMode_tr-tr.exe";
    "zh-cn"     = "D/7/A/D7AD3FF8-2618-4C10-9398-2810DDE730F7/WindowsXPMode_zh-cn.exe";
    "zh-hk"     = "A/B/C/ABC59DE9-D68C-4885-A962-355FFEB15F6C/WindowsXPMode_zh-hk.exe";
    "zh-tw"     = "B/9/3/B93CD319-CD5A-41C8-9577-39F68D5E8009/WindowsXPMode_zh-tw.exe";
}

function CheckWindowsVersion {
    Write-Verbose "Checking Windows version."

    $ThisVersion = ([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version).Major

    if ($ThisVersion -ne 10) {
        Write-Host "This script can install Windows XP Virtual Machine on Windows 10 only."
        Exit-PSHostProcess
    }

    Write-Verbose "Windows is suitable."
}

function CheckWindowsEdition {
    Write-Verbose "Checking Windows edition."

    $Edition = (Get-WindowsEdition -Online).Edition

    if (
        $Edition -ne "Enterprise" -and
        $Edition -ne "Pro" -and
        $Edition -ne "Education"
    ) {
        Write-Host "Cannot install Hyper-V cause of Windows 10 edition is $Edition."
        Exit-PSHostProcess
    }

    Write-Verbose "Windows edition is suitable."
}

function CheckHyperVEnabled {
    $HyperVStatus = (Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -Online).State

    if ($HyperVStatus -ne "Enabled") {
        Write-Verbose "Hyper-V is not enabled. Enabling..."
        Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -Online -All
    }
}

function CheckWindowsXPAvaliablitily {
    Write-Verbose "Checking Windows XP locale avaliablility."

    if (!$Paths[$Locale]) {
        Write-Verbose "Cannot find package for this locale: $Locale. Using 'en-us' instead."
        $Locale = "en-us"
    } else {
        Write-Verbose "Found Windows XP for $Locale."
    }
}

function CheckInternetConnection {
    Write-Verbose "Checking internet connection..."

    if (!((Test-NetConnection -ComputerName "microsoft.com" -Port 443).TcpTestSucceeded)) {
        Write-Host "Cannot connect to Microsoft server."
        Exit-PSSession
    }

    Write-Verbose "Internet connection is ok."
}

function DownloadFile {
    CheckInternetConnection
    CheckWindowsXPAvaliablitily

    Write-Verbose "Started downloading XP Mode executable cabinet from Microsoft server."

    $Url = "$BaseURI$($Paths[$Locale])"
    $XPModeFile = New-TemporaryFile

    Invoke-WebRequest $Url -OutFile $XPModeFile
    Rename-Item -Path "$XPModeFile" -NewName "xpmode.exe"

    Write-Verbose "Downloading is done."
}

function CheckFileExists {
    Write-Verbose "Try to extract XPModeFile (from params) to Temp folder."

    if (!(Test-Path -Path $XPModeFile)) {
        Write-Error -Message "Cannot find XP Mode file!" -ErrorAction Stop
    }

    Write-Verbose "Found XP Mode file."
}

function CheckFileSign {
    if ((Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $XPModeFile).Status -ne "Valid") {
        Write-Error "XP Mode Executable Cabinet has invalid signature!"
        $_ = Read-Host "Continue with invalid signature? ( y / n )"
        if ($_ -ne "y") {
            Exit-PSSession
        } else {
            Write-Debug "Continuing with invalid signature..."
        }
    }
}

function TryUnpackXPModeFile {
    CheckFileExists
    CheckFileSign

    cmd.exe /c "$XPModeFile /X:$TempDirectory\xpmode"

    if (!(Test-Path -Path "$TempDirectory\xpmode\sources\xpm")) {
        Write-Error -Message "Errors while extracting XP Mode file!" -ErrorAction Stop
    }

    Write-Verbose "It is avaliable to unpack XP Mode cabinet."
}

function RenameXpmCabinet {
    Rename-Item -Path "$TempDirectory\xpmode\sources\xpm" -NewName "xpm.cab"

    if (!(Test-Path -Path "$TempDirectory\xpmode\sources\xpm.cab")) {
        Write-Error -Message "Errors while renaming 'xpm' file to 'xpm.cab'!" -ErrorAction Stop
    }

    Write-Verbose "Successfull renaming 'xpm' to 'xpm.cab'."
}

function CheckVMDirectory {
    if (!(Test-Path -Path $VMDirectory)) {
        Write-Verbose "Did not find VM directory. Creating new directory in user profile..."

        New-Item -Path "$env:USERPROFILE" -Name "VirtualMachines" -ItemType "directory"
        $VMDirectory = "$env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines"

        Write-Verbose "Successful creating VM directory."
    }
}

function UnpackXpmCabinet {
    CheckVMDirectory
    RenameXpmCabinet

    cmd.exe /c "$env:SystemRoot\system32\expand.exe $TempDirectory\xpmode\sources\xpm.cab -F:VirtualXPVHD $env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines"

    if (!(Test-Path -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines\VirtualXPVHD")) {
        Write-Error "Unsuccessful virtual machine disk unpacking!" -ErrorAction Stop

    }

    Write-Verbose "Successful internal cabinet unpacking."
}

function MoveVMToDirectory {
    Move-Item -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines\VirtualXPVHD" -Destination "$env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines\VirtualXP.vhd" -Force

    Write-Verbose "Successfull extracting."
}

function ExtractXPModeFile {
    TryUnpackXPModeFile
    UnpackXpmCabinet
    MoveVMToDirectory
}

function DownloadOrGetFile {
    if (!($XPModeFile) -or !(Test-Path $XPModeFile)) {
        DownloadFile
    }

    ExtractXPModeFile
}

function CreateVM {
    New-VM -Name "Windows XP" -MemoryStartupBytes 2048MB -VHDPath "$env:USERPROFILE\VirtualMachines\VirtualXP.vhd"
}

CheckWindowsVersion
CheckWindowsEdition
CheckHyperVEnabled
DownloadOrGetFile
CreateVM