This is my first time for anything like this, so please bear with me.
I purchased 3 Windows 8 systems last week. In order to run my existing CAD software (we cannot afford to update the CAD to the WIN 7 Pro compatible version yet), I need to add Windows XP Pro 64-bit w/SP3, and configure the systems to dual boot on the single stock 500GB HDD. I'm not sure if this would be the same as any of the dual boot tutorials I read in the forums here, as none of them addressed WIN8/WINXP dual boot setup. As we can't get any tech support from our CAD manufacturer for setting this dual boot configuration up, we're on our own, which means it falls to me. Without being able to find any solid info on this specific setup, I don't want to just dive in and try to wing it.
Any help +/or advice with this would be greatly appreciated. And I mean GREATLY appreciated!
Note: If it makes a difference, I believe our WIN XP Pro has integrated SATA driver setup.
I purchased 3 Windows 8 systems last week. In order to run my existing CAD software (we cannot afford to update the CAD to the WIN 7 Pro compatible version yet), I need to add Windows XP Pro 64-bit w/SP3, and configure the systems to dual boot on the single stock 500GB HDD. I'm not sure if this would be the same as any of the dual boot tutorials I read in the forums here, as none of them addressed WIN8/WINXP dual boot setup. As we can't get any tech support from our CAD manufacturer for setting this dual boot configuration up, we're on our own, which means it falls to me. Without being able to find any solid info on this specific setup, I don't want to just dive in and try to wing it.
Any help +/or advice with this would be greatly appreciated. And I mean GREATLY appreciated!
Note: If it makes a difference, I believe our WIN XP Pro has integrated SATA driver setup.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Acer AM3470-UR12
- CPU
- AMD Quad-Core A6-3620 APU
- Motherboard
- Acer DAA75L-aParker
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR3-1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA Quadro 410 by PNY, 512mb, 192 CUDA Cores, 14.0GB/sec, PCIe Gen 2
- Sound Card
- Realtek stock
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG 24"
- Screen Resolution
- 1980 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 500GB Int & 1TB Ext
- PSU
- Stock
- Case
- Stock
- Cooling
- Stock
- Keyboard
- Stock
- Mouse
- Stock
- Internet Speed
- 30 Meg Wired
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Avast