I have a Windows XP vm and would like to know how should I set its cpu so it is seen by the vm as a proper 32bit one. In its xml file, I have <os> <type arch='i686' machine='rhel6.2.0'>hvm</type> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> <bootmenu enable='yes'/> </os> And this is the machine I have (an intel i5): [root@vmhost ~]# virsh nodeinfo CPU model: x86_64 CPU(s): 4 CPU frequency: 1600 MHz CPU socket(s): 1 Core(s) per socket: 4 Thread(s) per core: 1 NUMA cell(s): 1 Memory size: 5904548 kB and this is what virsh thinks my vm has: [root@vmhost ~]# virsh vcpuinfo xp VCPU: 0 CPU: 2 State: running CPU time: 521.3s CPU Affinity: yyyy [root@vmhost ~]# But, the vm reports it not only as a 286 but also claims not to have the right drivers for it. How can I make the vm see it as a 686 or something like that?