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I have a Win XP guest OS running under a Win8 x64 host machine. WinXP installed just file on the VM but I can't get its network to work. I have worked with Virtualbox before and the network adapters all seemed to work without an issue but I can't figure out what's going on this time.

This is what >VBoxManage showvminfo WinXP --details has to say:

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Name:            WinXP
Groups:          /
Guest OS:        Windows XP (64 bit)
UUID:            8ab4b234-1fe5-4107-b22c-c6f996aaf15c
Config file:     C:\Users\wildfire\VirtualBox VMs\WinXP\WinXP.vbox
Snapshot folder: C:\Users\wildfire\VirtualBox VMs\WinXP\Snapshots
Log folder:      C:\Users\wildfire\VirtualBox VMs\WinXP\Logs
Hardware UUID:   8ab4b234-1fe5-4107-b22c-c6f996aaf15c
Memory size:     512MB
Page Fusion:     off
VRAM size:       16MB
CPU exec cap:    100%
HPET:            off
Chipset:         piix3
Firmware:        BIOS
Number of CPUs:  1
Synthetic Cpu:   off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode:  message and menu
Boot Device (1): Floppy
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI:            on
IOAPIC:          on
PAE:             off
Time offset:     0ms
RTC:             local time
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Hardw. virt.ext exclusive: off
Nested Paging:   on
Large Pages:     on
VT-x VPID:       on
State:           running (since 2014-04-13T18:00:51.457000000)
Monitor count:   1
3D Acceleration: off
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Storage Controller Name (0):            IDE
Storage Controller Type (0):            PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  2
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      2
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
IDE (0, 0): C:\Users\wildfire\VirtualBox VMs\WinXP\WinXP.vdi (UUID: 159f5c49-1ca8
-4732-b534-ae5401738d0c)
IDE (1, 0): C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso (UUID: 5f2
9864d-a653-490c-9f6a-0865427fd411)
NIC 1:           MAC: 08002728F7B5, Attachment: NAT, Cable connected: on, Trace:
 off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Prom
isc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 1 Settings:  MTU: 0, Socket (send: 64, receive: 64), TCP Window (send:64, re
ceive: 64)
NIC 2:           disabled
NIC 3:           disabled
NIC 4:           disabled
NIC 5:           disabled
NIC 6:           disabled
NIC 7:           disabled
NIC 8:           disabled
Pointing Device: USB Tablet
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1:          disabled
UART 2:          disabled
LPT 1:           disabled
LPT 2:           disabled
Audio:           enabled (Driver: DSOUND, Controller: AC97)
Clipboard Mode:  disabled
Drag'n'drop Mode:  disabled
Video mode:      993x663x32
VRDE:            disabled
USB:             enabled
EHCI:            disabled

USB Device Filters:

<none>

Available remote USB devices:

<none>

Currently Attached USB Devices:

<none>

Bandwidth groups:  <none>

Shared folders:  <none>

VRDE Connection:    not active
Clients so far:     0

Guest:

Configured memory balloon size:      0 MB
OS type:                             WindowsXP
Additions run level:                 3
Additions version:                   4.2.12 r84980


Guest Facilities:

Facility "VirtualBox Base Driver": active/running (last update: 2014/04/13 18:01
:00 UTC)
Facility "VirtualBox System Service": active/running (last update: 2014/04/13 18
:01:11 UTC)
Facility "VirtualBox Desktop Integration": active/running (last update: 2014/04/
13 18:02:03 UTC)
Facility "Seamless Mode": active/running (last update: 2014/04/13 18:01:00 UTC)
Facility "Graphics Mode": active/running (last update: 2014/04/13 18:01:00 UTC)

I forgot to mention the issue I'm having... The network adapter shows with a question mark under Device Manager. I have tried to reinstall the driver but the system cannot find any drivers compatible with it.

You selected "Win XP 64 bit" VM template when you created the VM,
but did you actually install from a Win XP 32 bit disc?

When you create a new Win XP VM with the VirtualBox GUI, selecting
"Win XP 32 bit" as the machine type in the GUI auto-selects "PC-NET Fast II"
as the network card - Win XP has built-in support for that card, but not
for the 8254OEM card - only Win XP 64 supports the 8254 card (Intel PRO/1000 MT)

You were right! The XP I have is a 32-bit one! I changed the network adapter and the OS type and it's now working, thank you very much!

Is there any other setting you're aware of I should change to make the VM fully aware it's a 32-bit OS instead of 64?

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