dont know why, but doing this fixed it: <pre>virsh shutdown winxp virsh dumpxml winxp >winxp.xml Edit winxp.xml adding after the first disk: <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='file' /> <source file='/export/isos/winxp.iso' /> <target dev='hdc' /> <readonly /> </disk> Then: virsh define winxp.xml virsh start winxp vncviewer :0 // the iso-file reference was actually already correct in there. using virsh 0.7 regs </pre> <div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: tom <<a href="mailto:tomabroad@gmail.com">tomabroad@gmail.com</a>> Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:13 PM Subject: fresh fedora 11, cant install winXP To: <a href="mailto:virt-tools-list@redhat.com">virt-tools-list@redhat.com</a> hi, im using a fresh fedora 11 on a 64 bit machine. i've installed the virt-application, creating a new virtual winxp from an iso file creeps out telling me its missing the asam file which is on some cd2 or 3... i tried to burn that iso, but the result is the same. any ideas? //i used the same iso file for a virtualbox under ubuntu, that was working fine. ////since im new to virt-tools, (but use all standard installations, meanig the official packages), i was wondering if i might setup somethign wrong... thx tom </div>