device: 0.879 graphic: 0.818 other: 0.707 network: 0.533 performance: 0.503 semantic: 0.440 socket: 0.392 files: 0.383 vnc: 0.363 boot: 0.312 PID: 0.277 debug: 0.221 permissions: 0.105 KVM: 0.006 Instant runtime error (Host: Windows 8.1 VM: WinXP ISO) I have Qemu Manager on my Windows 8.1 laptop and have a WXP iso and a blank disk image (from here http://www.mediafire.com/download/rtec86bwwmee00s/Blank_Disk.zip ) and as soon as I try to open it I get a Runtime Error ( http://i.gyazo.com/bfebf7e1e7a670f8e52cc95c5923a67e.png ) Looking through old bug tickets... which version of QEMU did you use here? Can you still reproduce this issue with the latest version of QEMU? Or could we close this ticket nowadays? [Expired for QEMU because there has been no activity for 60 days.]