Can I still install XP on my new desktop computer? I checked some information and it said that BIOS doesn't support it. Is this true?

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Can I still install XP on my new desktop computer? I checked some information and it said that BIOS doesn't support it. Is this true?

dcexpert

You can't install it directly, you can transfer it to a virtual machine.

深圳小花

dcexpert posted on 2021-5-15 10:20 It cannot be installed directly, but can be transferred to a virtual machine.

Thank you very much. Previously, I could install XP by changing the hard disk mode from AHCI to IDE in the BIOS. Why can't I install XP on my current computer?

chunyang

You can install XP, but many devices will not work because the drivers of these devices no longer support XP, not because the BIOS does not support it. If you want to use XP, you can install it in a virtual machine.

eric_wang

The two above have already given you the standard answer. Let's analyze it according to the specific model. As far as I know, Dell XPs cannot be installed with XP, at least I haven't installed it. It seems that virtual machines are fine according to the introduction on the Internet, but I haven't tried it.

chunyang

eric_wang posted on 2021-5-15 20:32 The two above have already given you the standard answer. Let's analyze the specific model. The Dell XPS I know cannot be installed with XP, at least I haven't installed it. Look online...

Some machines cannot install XP because some basic resources, especially the disk system, are not compatible with the traditional mode. After XP boots up, it cannot find the hard disk and cannot be installed. Generally, as long as the disk system and memory system support it, it can be installed, but being able to install does not mean it can be used. It is possible that it may crash or be extremely slow.

eric_wang

chunyang posted on 2021-5-16 23:17 Some machines cannot install XP because some basic resources, especially the disk system, are not compatible with the traditional mode. After XP boots, it cannot find the hard disk and cannot be installed. Generally...

It is like this, being able to install does not mean it can be used. Many XP drivers are hard to find nowadays.

chunyang

eric_wang posted on 2021-5-17 09:28 It's like this, being able to install doesn't mean it can be used. Now many XP drivers are hard to find

Many new devices in recent years have not developed XP drivers at all...

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