- (PS - I had to acquired a Windows 8.1PC due to XP EOL and then this Windows 8.1 PC was upgraded to Windows 10 Home on release in July 2015. Windows XP product key cannot be used as a qualifying license, only Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 product keys: How to install and activate Windows 10 using your Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key.
- To install Windows XP Mode on your Windows 7 PC you must have a 1GHz processor and a CPU that supports virtualization. You must also have at least 15 GB of hard drive space and be running Windows 7 Professional or beyond.
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Run Windows Easy Transfer on your Windows XP PC. The free Windows Easy Transfer lives in the SupportMigwiz on your Windows 7 DVD. To start the program, double-click the file called MigWiz. If your Windows 7 DVD hops to the screen as soon as you insert it into your PC’s drive, press close its Installation window. For most home users the way to install Windows XP Professional is to boot from the Windows XP CD. Go Windows XP Software and Applications (non-game) Computers Windows Vista All Topics. Windows XP Mode installation: Download the Windows XP Mode installer. Double click on the installer and follow the instructions to complete the installation. Note: We recommend that you save a copy of the Windows XP Mode installer for future, to restore the Windows XP Mode environment. For example, you could burn the installer to DVD or save it to a backup media.
I too want to dual boot XP on my Windows 10 machine. Difference is that my laptop came with Windows 8 and was recently upgraded to Windows 10. I have found that I can start the process by holding f9 when starting Windows 10 which gives me a boot option menu to boot from usb or cd. The process runs until Windows tries to start. At that point I get a BSOD with error 0x0000007b. Have searched for a work around. Have found several that claim to work with Windows 8, as yet nothing fits and works.
I need to run XP program that does not interact well with later versions of Windows. I do not need internet access so updates are not an issue. I have XP Pro SP2 with authentic key.
I tried the virtualization method, and cannot get usb ports to run correctly. I have been informed that this is an issue with virtualizing os.
My concern was that the newer hardware may not be compatible with XP, and that seems to be my issue.
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My 2 cents worth has been added. Should anyone find a way to accomplish this feat, please share :^)