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Win 10 on old hardware + Dual boot with XP?
I have an old PC, based on a Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 mainboard with an Athlon 64 3800+ CPU and four gig of memory. It is currently running Windows XP SP3. I would like to install Windows 10 Home 64bit on this machine, hopefully dual booting with Windows XP.
Why? This computer has:
- LPT port
- Serial port
- Firewire port
- PCIe and PCI slots
- SCSI controller card
- Floppy drive
- Software that doesn't work on anything newer than XP - EPROM burner, etc.
- Win XP with Chrome/IE can't use most internet sites so downloads/searches are difficult.
This machine does not have a UEFI BIOS. Can I create a non-UEFI Windows 10 USB installer stick? Will Windows 10 even install on this computer?
If I can install Windows 10, is there a way to have this machine dual boot between Windows XP 32bit and Windows 10 Home 64bit?
Performance is not an issue as long as it works. I do a lot of work with old hardware so still need to access floppy disks and SCSI devices and my new machine won't support either.