Windows XP in Windows 8 using Hyper V

Even after Microsoft announcing the end-of-support for the Windows XP, we can't forget the legendary OS. Future generations will be bereft of the charm Windows XP created. Enough said, I thought of installing XP as a VM in my Windows 8 Enterprise edition. Nostalgia.

I followed this cool article on technet blog to get started with a Windows VM. I had my XP Pro SP3 disk handy. So following all the steps, it was evident to select the below option to get started with the familiar blue screen setup.

But alas! I didn't choose the path of least resistance. I selected the first option to install the OS later.

Setting up a legacy network adapter and later connecting to, I found that the VM wasn't recognizing the DVD drive! Stop. Restart. Same error.

"Boot failure. Reboot and select proper boot device or insert Boot Media in selected Boot Device"
Boot device - check
Boot media - check
Boot failure - uncheck!

How to get over with it?

The problem was evident that the VM wasn't recognizing the media. So I played around and found solution on the Menu above.
Select Media -> DVD Drive -> Capture D:\  (or whatever your CD drive is)

Restart and viola! Shed your tears over the evergreen (or should I say everblue?) XP setup screen.

Cheers!