i also asked how to fix this problem on the reddit website and some one wrote type this message
Use these commands:

cd C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox

VBoxManage.exe list vms

VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "yourvmname" --nested-hw-virt on
in windows command prompt but i tried this but hasn't made any difference

Acceleration for XP was dropped a while ago.
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=106674

You can try installing SoftGPU in Vbox or using VMware which I think still has support.

hi how do i install softGPU in Vbox as I'm not Shure how to do it

https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu

SoftGPU is for Windows 9x Guests on VirtualBox 7, if memory serves.
By using Windows 98SE and KernelEx (and gdiplus.dll, unicows.dll) many Windows XP games can run.

You could try an older version of Vbox that did support hardware acceleration for xp guests.

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds

Then install the guest additions.

https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#a … ditions-windows

hi thanks for your message I tried a earlier version being version 7 of virtual box and now can enable hardware acceleration but when I try to change the video mode from normal
vga to super vga it just goes back to normal vga. when I try a game called grand prix 4 it starts and can here sound but there's no picture
I wonder why this is and if I'm doing something wrong.

The video driver in the XP guest should be VBoxVGA.

https://superuser.com/questions/1403123/what- … a-in-virtualbox

Your host CPU needs to support virtualization technology (AMD-V or Intel VT) for hardware acceleration to work in VirtualBox. Even if your CPU supports it you may need to go into the BIOS to enable it. I had to do this on an old Thinkpad I have.

Admittedly I haven't used VirtualBox much. I have Windows XP SP3 running in VMWare with hardware acceleration on that Thinkpad.

Virtualbox' old, experimental 3D drivers for Windows XP had to be installed in Windows Safe-Mode (VirtualBox 6.0.24 or earlier, using VBoxVGA device).
That's because they were based on WineD3D of the WINE project.

In Safe-Mode, running the installer for the VM Guest Additions caused Windows XP system files to be replaced by the WINE files.
The reason for this was because Virtualbox had used OpenGL on the host side to 3D render graphics. Using WineD3D helped here.

Running the installer on normal Windows XP mode does only install 2D support (DirectDraw, GDI, Overlay).
The checkbox for 3D support is grayed out, if I remember correctly.

Windows Vista/7 and up is using a different 3D driver set, by the way.
It does not require booting in Safe-Mode for installation.

Edited: I've found some videos that may help.

VirtualBox 6.0.24 or older and Windows XP SP3:
How to go in safe mode and enable the Direct3D in windows xp in VirtualBox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XoqWDcjy2Q

VirtualBox 7.0.16 or higher and Windows 98SE:
How to enable 3D acceleration in VirtualBox with SoftGPU! (For Windows 98)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6_gdnMe_g