http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/22/microsoft_windows_xp_100_dollars_windows_8/

Alex,
 
I need to put XP on an old computer.  All my old Adobe & some music stuff won't run on newer stuff.   You keep up w/ that windows info - can I still download the updates until April?  I've got the disk.
 
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I'm running Photoshop CS2 on Win8. I'd be surprised if your Adobe stuff wont work. If you have issues with installing please Google for workarounds.... If you are running Windows Pro you 'should' be able to use your old apps in compatibility mode or even in native mode.

I think updates will stop being made in April but I'm not sure when they cut off the delivery service.

Cheers...

I agree with Alex. Don't give up before you start. See if they will run on Windows 8 first. 

Microsoft can do and say what ever they want to say ..I don't really care ...
 
I bought a Win 8 64bit machine for one reason alone I wanted to upgrade to SONAR X3 PE….no other reason 
 
 as far as me letting go of XP for good over here , FUGETABOUTIT 
 
when I'm not using SONAR in Win 8 or XP , I'm on my Mac …..
 
I really do keep it that simple  
 
 
Kenny
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why are people clinging to XP like it was the best OS ever?

Everyone knows that was ME!!

Guys, several of the music programs just won't work.  Such as the programming for my Ensoniq Fizmo.
 
As far as Adobe - it wants to see windows internet explorer 4 before it installs.  The computer is an old Vista.
 
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It is true, there is a lot of XP 32 bit software that will not run on Windows 7 64. I have Ultimate and Pro and tried both, and tried the compatibility mode , read everything I could on line at each software forum etc. 
Nothing below Wave lab 7 runs, so I had to pay to upgrade. Nero 6.6 the same story. 
Easy solution is keep an old beater P4 running and use it when needed. I have enough spare parts to run Window Xp for another 10 years and that's my plan. Just because they say they are dropping support means zilch really. All that security hype. Baloney, stay away from ****-y web sites. Better yet unplug it from the net. 
 
 

my opinion about plug ins that wont run on newer OS and only run on older OS like XP.
think about the quality of the plug in.
its 10 years old probably, am I right  ?
there is a lot happened in 10 years. quality, cpu usage.
a long list. what im trying to say is their are better plug ins out there.

Also XP if I recall correctly supported 16 bit program as well as 16 bit dll libraries. That ended with Vista.