Vagrantfile

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
  config.vm.guest = :windows
  config.vm.communicator = "winrm"
  config.winrm.username = "IEUser"
  config.winrm.password = "Passw0rd!"
end

winxp-ie8-winrm.md

Get the box file

1. Download https://modernievirt.blob.core.windows.net/vhd/VMBuild_20140627/Vagrant/IE8.XP.For.Vagrant.box

Change local security settings

1. Start >> Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Local Security Settings
2. Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options
3. Select the Network Access : Sharing and security model for local accounts and set it to: Classic - Local Users authenticate as themselves
4. Select: Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment
5. Make sure that the Access this computer from the network policy includes the Everyone or Administrators account.

Install necessary packages

1. .Net Framework 2.0 SP1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614
2. Windows Management Framework Core https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16818

Configure WinRM

1. winrm quickconfig -q
2. winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="512"}'
3. winrm set winrm/config '@{MaxTimeoutms="1800000"}'
4. winrm set winrm/config/service '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
5. winrm set winrm/config/service/auth '@{Basic="true"}'
6. winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxShellsPerUser="100"}'
7. winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxProcessesPerShell="100"}'
8. winrm set winrm/config/service '@{MaxConcurrentOperationsPerUser="100"}'

Install mklink

1. install Visual C++ Redistributable for VS2005 SP1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5638
2. install chocolatey @powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin
3. Allow executing scripts: set-executionpolicy unrestricted
4. install win2003-mklink (in a new shell) choco install win2003-mklink
5. If step 4 doesn't work, install an older version of chocolatey instead, which can be found at https://chocolatey.org/install-lastposhclient.ps1