Get windows xp to Boot on New Machine

[Connor Newell]

Hi there, Im looking into installing Windows XP on my new machine to play older games and to let my dad use diagnostic software for cars.

I have both XP Home and XP Professional im not really bothered which one i install i just need it to work .

I was looking to install onto my 80gb HDD. I have tried and i get a blue screen i think this is because i have no Sata Drivers, where can i find them?

My Specs:
CPU:Intel Pentium G4560 3.50 GHz
CPU Cooler:Artic Freezer 13 Limited Edition
RAM:Crucial 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz
GPU:Asus ROG Strix RX-470 8GB DDR5 1270MHz
MOBO:Asus Prime B250M-K Micro ATX
PSU:Corsair CX 650M
SSD:Sandisk Ultra II 480GB Sata III
HDD/S: 1x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 5200RPM 1x Seagate 1TB SSHD1x Seagate 80GB
Monitors:3x Acer S240HLBID 24 Inch Led Monitor
CD/ODD Drive:2x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24X Sata DVD-RW
Case:Cooler Master Elite 430 USB 3.0
Keyboard And Mouse:Logitech Wireless Performance Combo MX800
Network Adapter:Netgear A6210

Thanks.

 

[The Paladin]

the problem with wanting windows XP on a new hardware machine, is that;

1. manufacturers rarely design new hardware for operating systems that have be defined as EOL (end of life) many years ago
2. windows XP itself, doesn't have drivers for the majority of the new chipset on your board, video card network cards etc.

you can try... but you fighting a fight uphill in mud during the monsoon season. not likely to succeed.
best you can do is windows 7 and you can run any application winXP based by setting it to runs as windows xp mode for applications
http://www.pcworld.com/article/255507/run_xp_software_in_windows_7.html

good luck

 

[little_me]

you might be out of luck, drivers are not supplied except for windows 7 and newer by Asus. (same goes for Intel)
This is a common problem with more recent hardware.

You might have better luck running XP on virtual machine.

 

[jasonkaler]

Your best choice is to install a virtual machine - then XP won't need drivers for the actual hardware.

I'm not sure if all your old games will work, but other software that does not use direct x probably will

 

[Connor Newell]

Your best choice is to install a virtual machine - then XP won't need drivers for the actual hardware.

I'm not sure if all your old games will work, but other software that does not use direct x probably will

Thank you XP installs onto a virtual machine fine.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

A) In Windows 10 (not 8 nor 7) it performs alot better on legacy application by using COMPATIBILITY MODE for many old games or programs. There is a limitation though, and further if the application is 16Bit or 32Bit programmed it further is incompatible because your using a 64Bit OS which has alot of differences. That is not even getting into all the software backdoors that causes the security issues that modern OSes secure against, thus making the old software NOT work.

B) Windows XP doesn't have the 'programming code' to 'understand' things like Gigabit much less a TeraBit drive, how SATA works, or alot of the other hardware inside. Further XP does NOT WORK WITH UEFI (What replaced BIOS) and can't interface to 'boot' into the OS.

C) Virtual OSes is always the solution and easy to setup on any system, like https://www.virtualbox.org/ when you wish multiple or NON compatible OSes. It is pretty simple to setup the Virtual OS.

D) Your DAD might need to replace his "Diagnotic" hardware, as everyone has had to do, because it isn't supported anymore. You can check the company website and see, as they have a new model that will work, as even a Virtual OS will have 'issues' when using specialized hardware connections (like diagnostic port readers). Further if he has old hardware like that, it probably going to be either Parallel or Serial Interface which hasn't been built on PCs for a decade (like floppy drives they died out a long time ago) and isn't 'compatible' with current PC systems even if you tried to 'plug in' a Parallel/Serial PCI card into your computer.