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03-05-2017 06:07 AM - edited 03-05-2017 06:08 AM
Hello every one ...
I hope you all in peace ...
I have a problem in my desktop pc that i just recently bought it's HP G2 MT 280 Business PC
and i want to install windows xp on it but i can't because in bios screen when i go to sata emulation
there is one option only and it's ACHI i want to switch to Ide mode or compatibility i couldn't
becuse there is one option only i hope someone solve my problem as soon as possible
because i am so exhausted from trying .
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03-06-2017 06:45 AM
You're very welcome.
If you have to have XP on the machine, the similar older PC to what you got is the 8300 Elite CMT.
You can probably find used, off lease ones on ebay. The only thing that won't work are the USB3 ports, because there is no driver support for them.
But there is a setting in the BIOS to have the ports run as USB2.
Or you can get the 8200 Elite CMT, and that doesn't have USB3 ports and also works on XP.
XP will run on either machine, and there are XP drivers for it.
There are no new business PC's made by any manufacturer today that can run XP.
03-05-2017 06:48 AM
Hi:
it is impossible to install WXP on that platform.
Intel quit XP support for all platforms that came out after the Series 7 chipset.
I suggest you download Windows XP mode while it is still available, and use that on W7.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8002
You will have to enable virtualization technology in the BIOS.
03-05-2017 10:55 AM
I mean there is no way to install XP on your PC the conventional way (CD or USB installation).
But if you are running W7 Pro, you can download the XP Mode software I linked you to, which is XP in a virtual mode.
It looks and works exactly like XP. You can even do updates to it, etc.
But in order to use XP mode you have to be running W7 Pro, and you need to enable VT in the BIOS (which is normally found in the security menu).
I've used it myself for an old program I needed that didn't work on 64 bit operating systems.
03-06-2017 06:45 AM
You're very welcome.
If you have to have XP on the machine, the similar older PC to what you got is the 8300 Elite CMT.
You can probably find used, off lease ones on ebay. The only thing that won't work are the USB3 ports, because there is no driver support for them.
But there is a setting in the BIOS to have the ports run as USB2.
Or you can get the 8200 Elite CMT, and that doesn't have USB3 ports and also works on XP.
XP will run on either machine, and there are XP drivers for it.
There are no new business PC's made by any manufacturer today that can run XP.
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