开发者借助 Malte Kuhlmann 的 QEMU Itanium 仿真分支，在 macOS 上成功运行了 Windows XP 和 Windows Server 系统[1]。通过构建基于 GCC 15.3.0 和 Binutils 2.46.0 的 ia64-linux-gnu 交叉编译器，开发者编译了必需固件，随后在 QEMU 仿真器中安装了 Windows XP 版本 5.1.2600.0[1]。该安装过程耗时 30 至 40 分钟[1]。
虚拟机配置为 20GB 硬盘、1536MB 内存、单核处理器、ATI 显卡和 EFI 固件[1]。安装成功率从初期的 1/5 大幅提升至近 100%[1]。除 Windows XP 外，Windows Server Itanium 早期版本 5.1.2462 也能在该环境下正常运行[1]。
Developers have successfully run Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 on macOS using Malte Kuhlmann's QEMU Itanium emulation branch.[1] The achievement was accomplished through the construction of an Itanium cross-compiler utilizing GCC 15.3.0 and Binutils 2.46.0, followed by firmware compilation and installation of Windows XP version 5.1.2600 via the QEMU emulator.[1] The installation process typically requires 30 to 40 minutes, with success rates significantly improved from the initial 1 in 5 to nearly 100 percent.[1]
The virtual machine configuration used for this implementation includes a 20GB hard drive, 1536MB of memory, a single core processor, an ATI graphics card, and EFI firmware.[1] Windows XP version 5.1.2600.0.xpclient.010817-1148 (MD5 checksum: 604ee3141ed6a34391a89a33c0019702) was successfully deployed on the system.[1] Additionally, an early version of Windows Server for Itanium (5.1.2462 from August 2001 or earlier) has also been confirmed to operate normally on the emulated environment.[1]