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I read that Dropbox recently ended support for Windows XP, but I want to use it anyway because I'm gradually shunning everything MS has made since (except maybe Windows Vista and 7 ) I came across a hack that allowed the application to work on Mac OS X Leopard (which became unsupported sometime last year), so in principle it should be possible to do the same for XP. Sooo... anyone done it yet? c

I don't remember what version of the Crimson drivers I used, but when I edited the INF to include references for XP (aka NT 5.x), I was able to get them to install, but they error-ed out with a Code 10 or 39 (can't recall which). Simply getting them to install is half the battle, right? c

Have you been able to do anything with the AMD A6 APU w/ Radeon R4 Graphics drivers I posted above? c

OK, I'm bringing this fine, seven year old thread back from the dead because it's relevant to my problem I am experiencing the same problem on a 2009 Mac Pro with 28 GB of RAM. I have XPx64 installed on the first HDD (Bay 1, aka SATA port 1), so that can be checked off. I do have a bent pin in one of the CPU sockets, which has killed one of the RAM slots (otherwise I'd have 32 GB), but every other OS (OS X, Win 7x64, WinXP x86) runs perfectly?? Help??? c

Is it possible to get this driver working on XP? EDIT: I have modified the inf file so it installs on XP now, but it fails to load with an error of code 39. Presumably, this is because it depends on some functions that the XP kernel doesn't have. Therefore, they ought to work if the needed dependencies are met. c

OK, I have it running fairly well now, except there's no GPU driver (anyone know of a modified-for-XP driver for the Radeon 4 series?), and I'm stuck with no ACPI support (so no standby, I have to manually power the machine off when I shut Windows down, and it only sees one CPU core). I'd like to fix at least the ACPI issues, but when I try from setup, it dies as described in my last post, and when I try the workarounds on the installed system, it crashes and BSoD's every time I boot. If anyone has any other ideas (patched files, registry workarounds), I'm all ears! Oh, well. I'm surprised it works at all. c

OK. Well, I got it past the AHCI issue, but now the computer shuts off for no reason after I hit enter to go forth into Win XP x64 setup. I'll try 32-bit XP and see what happens. EDIT: It works fine otherwise with Windows 8.1. EDIT #2: It does the same thing with XP 32-bit. What's going on?! EDIT #3: Success! Hitting F5 and selecting "Standard PC" on XP 32-bit has allowed setup to proceed normally, so far. I wanted XP 64-bit, but that'll have to wait I guess, as there is no "Standard PC" option. I will also try to download that driver pack, as it seems like a very handy thing to have. c

I am now in possession of the machine once again, so I will try the modded drivers. I'm gonna try XP x64 too, just to see how it works (it seems I have better luck using Vista drivers (should none exist for 32-bit XP) with 64-bit XP for some reason). c

Hmm, OK. Your system is better Hmm, I decided to do a quick search, and I came across this page, which compares the 5770 and the 7850. Despite the extra GB of VRAM in the 7850, it appears to be quite similar in overall performance to the 5770. c

Here's mine: At first glance, you might say it's XP with a windows 7 Ultimate caption in the start menu, but it's not! This is a genuine Windows 7 Ultimate desktop, tweaked to look as close to XP as I can make it. Tweaks used: Classic Shell 4.3.0 with XP Classic Retro skin, Black and Blue variation, slightly adjusted to get it somewhat closer in feel to the real thing. Classic XP-style Start Button 7+ Taskbar Tweaker Winaero Tweaker for the classic shortcut arrow I also took icons from a real XP installation and applied them over their 7-based counterparts. The only thing I need to work on is the system tray. It still uses the okay, but bland looking 7 icons. I want the XP icons there too, but I haven't learned how to do it, yet. c

Yeah, I got that yesterday. I installed it, but I don't know why it would affect anyone outside of Egypt? Too bad this can't be don with XP x64 and some sort of 64-bit POS embedded (an XP/2003-derived version of which, to my knowledge, doesn't exist). c

That's probably what I'll do with my 2009 Mac Pro (which will soon be upgraded to dual Xeon X5680s @ 3.33 GHz, so it'll be a close match to your system (I have 32 GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 GPU. How much RAM and what GPU do you have?) It ought to handle just about anything I can throw at it without breaking a sweat... I fully intend to keep XP and 7 on the side, though (I triple-boot OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows XP USP4 now, with a spare drive set aside for another OS (I was going to put OS X 10.11 El Capitan on it, but I think I'll put Windows 8.1 on it instead). I think I may try getting Windows 2000 on here too, just to see if it'll work). c

Maybe I'm weird, but I actually like the BOB-inspired animated XP dog He's useless (for searching files, anyway), but he's just a nice, cute little bit of eye candy. Anyway, since it's probably in our best interests to avoid Windows Update now, what difference does it make if I run, say, Windows 2000 (which hasn't been updated by MS for at least 6 years) instead of anything else? Because 2000 is: *Light and fast on modern hardware that supports it *Free of any activation or WGA nonsense *Capable of being retrofitted with BWC's Extended Core so it can run the current version of Firefox and various other programs I've been thinking of using it instead of XP because, basically, since it's very close to XP in terms of compatibility nowadays *anyway*, why not run 2000 instead? XP does have some genuine improvements, though (and it more fully supports my 2008 Mac Pro, upon which 2000 cannot, for whatever reason, support multiple CPUs/cores), so I'm not going to drop it. It was just a thought. c

That does it! Now I KNOW MS has gone off the deep end! They've never been great, but, if nothing else, one could at least control Windows somewhat in the not too distant past. Windows 10, for better or worse, is here to stay, so I guess this means I won't be using anything past 8.1 anymore (if even that). This is making Windows XP and (if not affected) Windows Vista look better and better. c

rn10950: I got them on eBay, and I bought them out (the seller had two sets of ten, each set of ten with its own media (so I will have two installer disks as well). So, you can contact me via email (so as not to violate forum rules) if you want any: cc3332004(DASH)cc333(AT)yahoo(DOT)com c

This makes me want to stay on XP and 7 indefinitely, although I will try out 8.1 to see if I can stand it, since it has a few more years before EOS than 7 does. By the way, I just got 20 (allegedly legitimate) product keys for XP Pro x64, so I ought to be good for awhile. c

If not, they should! Seriously, though, has anyone succeeded in back porting updates from Server 2008 x64 (XP x64's closest living relative, I'd guess)? Sorta like an unofficial service pack? BlackWingCat has successfully back ported several updates for XP to 2000 (which, admittedly, are more alike than Server 2008 x64 and XP x64 are), so it should be possible in principle, although perhaps not trivial due to the more drastic differences between NT 5.x and NT 6.x. I can get updates from Server 2003 up to 2015, which is nice, but then what? Thanks, c

Will do. Thanks! Incidentally, AMD themselves provides XP compatible drivers for the 6-series chipset that this machine seems to use, so once I'm past this AHCI driver issue, I should be good to go (and my friend will be happy, as XP was his favorite OS). EDIT: I'm planning on installing XP 32-bit, but would it be worth my while to use the x64 edition instead? The only thing of note that I can think of is native support for =>4 GB of RAM, but do any unofficial updates exist that would make it on par with standard XP with the POS hack? c

I did. Same problem. c

OK, I've finally made the attempt. I was able to set the computer to legacy mode in the UEFI setup, which enables BIOS emulation for Windows 7, Vista and XP (XP was explicitly mentioned, so apparently there's a hint of compatibility there), so now it boots! However, when I do the F6 command and feed it the AMD SATA drivers, it loads normally, and then complains that it can't find amd_sata.sys, even though that file *is* there. What is wrong here? It's definitely an XP driver, so that shouldn't be a problem. Is the driver corrupted somehow? How do I fix it? I won't be able to try again until next Friday, but hopefully I can figure out what was holding it up in the meantime. c

I have my Windows 7 desktop set up just right (eliminated all the 7-specific stuff so the taskbar behaves more-or-less identically to it's XP/Vista counterparts, set the icons on the desktop to those from XP, etc), but I'm wondering if it'd be possible to hack and/or replace logonUI.exe (which I believe is responsible for the Welcome screen) such that the old-fashioned logon window from Windows 2000 (or XP with welcome screen off) appears instead. If not, no big deal; I can live with it. I'm just curious. c

OK, that makes sense. My understanding is that WDM is forward compatible by design (i.e., a driver for XP, if well behaved, will work unmodified on subsequent Windows versions, particularly video drivers, but at the expense of newer features present in those versions), but the reverse isn't necessarily true, unless the later driver is written to the older standard. Anyway, I'll give it a try. And, yes, 5400 RPM drives are a little slow for the newest OSes. Builders probably use them because they're cheap. The most cost effective choice is to use 7200 RPM drives (as you do), or even better, an SSD (those are still rather pricey for large capacities, but smaller ones have become rather affordable the last few years). I might pose that as an upgrade option for my friend. I'll pull his existing drive and install XP and/or 7 on a spare, so I can easily revert back to a known working install without a bunch of extra work (besides, I don't have any 8.1 install media downloaded yet). c

OK, I will have access to the laptop tomorrow, so I'll begin researching the PCI IDs. Hopefully I'll get somewhere with it. c

Interesting. Would it be possible to compile the code in an older version of MSVC that still supports those targets? I'd imagine it'd be very nontrivial, but is it possible? c

Yes, you can technically install OS X on non-Apple hardware, but it's against the EULA. It's also somewhat involved, as you need very specific hardware to have a smooth experience (you can't run it on any old thing, like you can with Linux and Windows), otherwise you'll be hacking the daylights out of it just to get it to boot. I am currently running it on a PC server I built specifically to be a Hackintosh. Once it's up and running, you'd hardly ever know it wasn't the real thing just by looking at the display. c