latest platform with winxp pro support?

[shiodong]

thinking of upgrading my failing pc. Requirement: must have xp drivers. so whats the latest platform(both intel/amd) that still supports xp?
My research so far: I read from tom's hw that haswell chipset seems to have stopped xp support.

 

[Alternative X]

For Intel: Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge (Socket 1155)
For AMD: Everything ( The AM3+ and FM2 sockets have been around long enough for the motherboards to still have Windows XP support. Even FM2+ motherboards comes with Windows XP drivers.)

Just curious though, why XP? Not scared later kena hack/virus?

 

[shiodong]

ahh....thanks for the reply.
why xp? i need to run multiple instances of the same program on the booted a/c so that i can switch thru them easily. on win7, i must switch to another user a/c to run another instance of the program. I believe it's a windows architectural change since vista. therefore lan lan must use xp.
i can't find xp drivers on amd site anymore. so now have to search thru the m/b websites to ascertain they have xp drivers?

 

[Alternative X]

ahh....thanks for the reply.
why xp? i need to run multiple instances of the same program on the booted a/c so that i can switch thru them easily. on win7, i must switch to another user a/c to run another instance of the program. I believe it's a windows architectural change since vista. therefore lan lan must use xp.
i can't find xp drivers on amd site anymore. so now have to search thru the m/b websites to ascertain they have xp drivers?

Yes, the Windows XP drivers are avaliable for downloads at the manufacturer's sites.

 

[shiodong]

roger tat. tyvm Alternative and good nite

 

[croc1977]

roger tat. tyvm Alternative and good nite

take note not those 8 series board....they do not support XP

 

[shiodong]

noted. 8 series are haswell cs. thanks ^^