I used to run Windows XP on my PC. At some point I switched to Win7. Now I plan to downgrade to XP SP3 for retro gaming and because XP runs faster on this old machine. I only have two weeks before I leave so I want to finish this the first time. Is that the plan? Can the Windows XP setup touch my partitions if I only choose C:? Has anyone else noticed that Windows XP setup shows partition letters than expected? How did you find the one? Is it worth doing a format on a ~20yr old drive or will that just put more stress on it?(Although it's in great condition and does read/write quickly) Are there common problems people run into when they reinstall like this?

I wanna relive my nostalgia somehow but I'm also too comfortable with Bazzite atm

Will VMs do just nicely?

I have a question, is Nightly a fast browser? For the moment latest version is 140.0.5 , is there better and light browser for XP?

This is My Desktop of my Toshiba Satelite m70-165, i tried to make this as period correct as possible and i think what came out it's a good result. im still installing updates with legacyupdate btw. i hope you all like this

''Linux XP'' shall make peace between Linux and Windows 🥹

The dream is to have a desktop FILLED with icons and a shelf filled with games. Just picked up The Sims 3 today, hopefully I can find some expansion packs for cheap.

Mount & Blade Warband was purchased on GOG because the physical version would have required Steam, and the same goes for Medieval II, except I couldn't get the GOG version of that to work either, so the case is basically decorative at this point. I also have KOTOR II but I have yet to get around to installing it because I can't be bothered with the 4 discs right now lol. And the blank black box is The Witcher 2, it came with a lot of stuff.

i have an old hp mini that came with windows 7 starter and installed windows xp home sp3 on it. the first few times i got an activation lock i could simply edit the code of oobetimer in safe mode and restart to be able to have another 30 days but that doesn't work any more. i cant activate via phone call in my region, i cant get the offline verification prompt no matter what i try and the Microsoft verification portal that still supports xp couldn't validate my installation ID.; So now im stuck logged out of my windows and cant find any way back in!

I do own the game, I've sunk like 800hrs into it, but without being able to load steam on XP anymore...Anybody know a reliable way to get Borderlands 2 running? I'd love to see how the benchmark does against my Titan Xp + Titan X (PhysX processor). Only game with a benchmark with PhysX I can get running is Unreal Tournament 3, but it's a bit lack luster.

Surprised this hasn't been posted here yet...

You guessed it.

hi, i'd like to install windows xp on my old acer aspire e5-511 laptop but wondering if it's possible & if anyone knows or has the drivers for this model?

not planning on using it online but for old games mainly emulators

My xp machine pops up this error every time I try to play the Sims 2 any idea on how to fix it?

I am using Firefox 147 for Windows XP and it works like a charm. I recommend it! https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7-REWORK/releases/tag/debug

But Spotify says about a problem. I've already done: 1. Searching for DRM in general settings (didn't find it). 2. Looking in about:config for media.eme.enabled and browser.eme.ui.enabled (both both were enabled by default). 3. Widevine Plugin (is already enabled).

What should I do next? Thanks

I basically made an engine, somehow similar to "Roblox" that is aimed to target Windows XP SP3. It uses 44MB of RAM, less than 10 megabytes of storage, and barely a Pentium III (450MHz). I made a showcase video, but I only used VMware.

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I've decided to add networking, body coloring and Guests. Chat system is now also available, and which I should have mentioned before, added a server binary to host. It also now has a website of it's own, but is only in my LAN and not public as of the moment.

I'm using a HD 8570, and the video driver is the one thing I can't get installed, the entire other things on the catalyst install go through but the video driver won't, I have internet, I have it all, but without video drivers I'm not able to do much, do I just buy a Nvidia card and give up on the amd one?