Torchizard Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm currently dualbooting W7 x64 and W7 x32 on my Dell Inspiron 7520. The 64 bit OS is just for normal tasks and the 32 bit OS is for compatibility with 16-bit applications. Would replacing the 32-bit W7 with XP provide any benefits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I do love XP, but I do think what's not broken ought not to be fixed. Until you find a specific chore XP allows you to do, while 7 x86 doesn't, so that you do have a real motive to install XP, keep things as they are. And in case you really want XP, do create a third boot option, do not remove anything. Those're my 2¢, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krt47 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 or you could run windows 16-bit, then run 16-bit programs in a emulator like virtualbox or dosbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchizard Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just tried installing XP and the installation bluescreened because of the lack of AHCI drivers. Tried searching on the net for one but didn't have any luck. Does a XP AHCI driver for my laptop actually exist? (Dell Inspiron 7520) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just tried installing XP and the installation bluescreened because of the lack of AHCI drivers. Tried searching on the net for one but didn't have any luck. Does a XP AHCI driver for my laptop actually exist? (Dell Inspiron 7520)See:http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/107504-integration-of-intels-sata-ahci-and-raid-drivers/jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchizard Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just tried installing XP and the installation bluescreened because of the lack of AHCI drivers. Tried searching on the net for one but didn't have any luck. Does a XP AHCI driver for my laptop actually exist? (Dell Inspiron 7520)See:http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/107504-integration-of-intels-sata-ahci-and-raid-drivers/jaclazThanks jaclaz, I'll try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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