Posted March 19, 2017 Since VM seems to be inappropriate for even low-demanding gaming I want to have Windows XP installed along Windows 8.1 64-bit to be able to play TOCA Race Driver 2 one of my first and favorite games I ever played. I am new to the subject and have concerns over mainboard-operating system compability. Are the mainboards out there that support both XP BIOS and 8.1 UEFI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 why do you want 2 of the worst opertating systems ever made My Personal Computer CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz (OC 3.8) 6-Core Processor Cpu cooler DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz RAM 8x3 Storage: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III Storage:SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 500GB SATA III Video Card: RTX 2060Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA 550 B3 550W Peripherals Monitor: Acer XF240H 24" TN Free-Sync ,144 Hz Keyboard: Corsair k95 RGB platinum Mouse: Razer basilisk Headset: Hyperx cloud alpha pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Author Not very helpful. If you would've read my post then you'd know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Does compatibility mode not work for you? 6 minutes ago, Vernw3 said: why do you want 2 of the worst opertating systems ever made This is bait. "We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami. mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/ mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Vernw3 said: why do you want 2 of the worst opertating systems ever made You think that Windows XP is a worst operating system? Well Windows 8 and 8.1 is not Windows XP. Windows XP is a huge success for Microsoft. First try Windows ME/2000 and then use Windows XP and also check the hardware compatibility and software support then say whether it is a worst operating system or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Author I doubt it will work on Windows 8.1. TOCA Race Driver 2 has StarForce copy protection issues on this Windows 7 system, I tried removing and updating StarForce but couldn't get it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, M.A.P said: You think that Windows XP is a worst operating system? Well Windows 8 and 8.1 is not Windows XP. Windows XP is a huge success for Microsoft. First try Windows ME/2000 and then use Windows XP and also check the hardware compatibility and software support then say whether it is a worst operating system or not. Could you kindly argue somewhere else? Sorry for double-posting by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 o think i was thinking of vista but anyways i read on like you can run that game on windows 8.1 just look it up theres a guide http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/5008/toca-race-driver-2-how-to-get-it-running-on-win7-win8-win8-1-without-breaking-your-pc My Personal Computer CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz (OC 3.8) 6-Core Processor Cpu cooler DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz RAM 8x3 Storage: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III Storage:SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 500GB SATA III Video Card: RTX 2060Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA 550 B3 550W Peripherals Monitor: Acer XF240H 24" TN Free-Sync ,144 Hz Keyboard: Corsair k95 RGB platinum Mouse: Razer basilisk Headset: Hyperx cloud alpha pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 20 minutes ago, LeonHauptmann said: Since VM seems to be inappropriate for even low-demanding gaming I want to have Windows XP installed along Windows 8.1 64-bit to be able to play TOCA Race Driver 2 one of my first and favorite games I ever played. I am new to the subject and have concerns over mainboard-operating system compability. Are the mainboards out there that support both XP BIOS and 8.1 UEFI? No its not possible unless you use Windows XP on another drive by booting through legacy mode. I prefer Windows XP x64 as it supports GPT style disks(not for OS install as secondary disk). All Windows XP programs will work on Windows XP x64 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, LeonHauptmann said: Could you kindly argue somewhere else? I'm not arguing. The thing I posted might sound bit harsh(sorry for that if it sounded harsh) but I just wanted to say that Windows XP is a huge success for Microsoft and ruled the OS Market share for over 10 years and also said that it is not worst OS. The only Windows OSes which I feel stable are Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Author I am going to install Windows 8.1 on an SSD with an HDD for everything else, so in theory I could just install Windows XP on the HDD and when booting up, enter UEFI, enable legacy BIOS and boot Windows XP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, LeonHauptmann said: I am going to install Windows 8.1 on an SSD with an HDD for everything else, so in theory I could just install Windows XP on the HDD and when booting up, enter UEFI, enable legacy BIOS and boot Windows XP? That may work but because Windows XP is from 2001 it may have issues with the new hardware. You will almost certainly have driver issues. Main System: Phobos AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina Secondary System: York Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations Older File Server: Yet to be named Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 Author Yep, starts with the CPU. Starting out I considered the i5-4460, I will see how a 4460-build would turn out. Otherwise I'm gonna build a second bare-bones system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 19, 2017 You can install both under legacy BIOS, even on the same disk if you want (just give each its own primary partition). If you install XP first and then 8.1, the latter will automatically detect XP and install a bootloader so you can choose between the two OSes whenever you boot the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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