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Maxheader

(4,396 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:33 AM Dec 2018

Downloading xp to computer with windows 10 installed...

Finally got into this computer...thx for all the help..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/109521837

And it is still a piece of junk..I have an xp - cd from my purchase
of a gateway..06' I believe..Tried to down load it into the acer 704g..
Won't do it..can't boot it up from the bios..have never been able to
re-sequence the boot order...Should I be able to download
windows xp?
thx

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Downloading xp to computer with windows 10 installed... (Original Post) Maxheader Dec 2018 OP

If the system had Win 10, it may not be compatible with XP. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2018 #1

Thanks for the reply... Maxheader Dec 2018 #2

You probably d_r Dec 2018 #3

XP is unsupported a of 4 yrs ago, meaning MS won't have anything to do with it. Dennis Donovan Dec 2018 #4

Probably Timewas Dec 2018 #5

Try Fedora Linux. (See link below) CentralMass Dec 2018 #6

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

1. If the system had Win 10, it may not be compatible with XP.

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:37 AM

Dec 2018

Or may require XP 64 bit. XP is an 18 year old OS at this time.

Regardless, if you're gonna downgrade, go with Windows 7.

Maxheader

(4,396 posts)

2. Thanks for the reply...

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:40 AM

Dec 2018

I have no windows 7 disk...

d_r

(6,907 posts)

3. You probably

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:40 AM

Dec 2018

have to go to bios and set it for legacy OS. It really isn't "bios" anymore.

Hey, you probably don't want windows xp on it because they won't support that with security updates or anything.

Listen, try downloading xubuntu or lubuntu. Look at xubuntu.org it would be a lot easier and you would be happier.

Dennis Donovan

(25,767 posts)

4. XP is unsupported a of 4 yrs ago, meaning MS won't have anything to do with it.

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:52 AM

Dec 2018

Time to move on to win10 (which is a very good OS). If you're having trouble running legacy programs on XP, you can set the executable of the program to be compatible with winXP thru windows compatibility tool. Good luck!

Timewas

(2,292 posts)

5. Probably

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:47 AM

Dec 2018

No XP drivers for your newer hardware...Go with the Linux option

CentralMass

(15,540 posts)

6. Try Fedora Linux. (See link below)

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:01 AM

Dec 2018

https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/

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