Well, sure thing, I can check.
The version I have is:
And if I search for updates, it says that I'm on the latest version.
If I try to download the latest 32bit version from here: https://t1.daumcdn.net/potplayer/PotPlayer/Version/Latest/PotPlayerSetup.exe
it says:
And VideoHelp states that the last supported version for XP is: https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-1.7.17508.exe
so version 1.7.17508, which is NOT correct as I'm running version 1.7.21295 on XP.
Now, the version linked by @VistaLover is this one: https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe
and although it's not the "latest and greatest", it is indeed newer than mine as mine was built on September 2020, while his was built on February 9th, 2021.
So I downloaded it and tried to install it and guess what? It worked:
and just to let you see that it's an XP system:
Works like a charm, so I'm glad he tagged me and I was able to test it as I'll keep using it as my main build.
See? This is what happens when you actually test things.
About software origins, my XP has the kernel from the One Core API project, the HAL from the Russian mod, drivers for USB 3.0, ACPI, NVME support etc from another modding project that backported them from the Microsoft ones etc... I mean sometimes you have to have a bit of faith in other human beings. I do and everything works.