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- #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED THEME INSTALL#
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It was also a good way to relive a bit of my childhood that way.įirst thoughts? It shouldn’t be that hard right? I know drivers could be an issue but it shouldn’t be a show-stopper? Turns out things are not so easy to put WinXP on modern hardware.
#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED THEME INSTALL#
There are guides like this where people have used an older system to install WinXP in 2016.īut where is the fun in that? I saw this as an opportunity to determine if it is really possible to install WinXP on a much newer system.
#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED THEME FULL#
My company could easily procure a machine of an older era with full Windows XP drivers. No, virtual machines like VirtualBox or VMWare will not cut it, we need a native installation for realistic testing. This means we actually need a Windows XP installation for testing purposes. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say we occasionally have to handle such older systems and test to make sure our product can work with them. I work in a startup called Algoaccess where we deal with medical devices specifically optician-related ones. An extreme example is how the 23-year-old Windows 3.1 which crashed is still used in a French airport as of late last year. I was only 11 years old when this OS was released so you can imagine I pretty much spent much of my teen years using XP machines other than Red Hat Linux of course.ĭespite its age, XP continues to live on in embedded systems like ATMs, factory and medical machines where replacement costs and re-certification (timelines) makes them infeasible to be replaced in the near future. Released in October 2001, it is almost 15 years old today. This page here also puts XP’s length of support in perspective with other Microsoft OSes.
#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED THEME PATCH#
This was unlike WinXP which was updated up to its final moments and even had an emergency patch after its support ended. *I say “technically” as that was when Microsoft finally declared Win 1.0 obsolete but I doubt Microsoft was updating Win 1.0 during its final years. The number one rank is technically* held by Windows 1.0 at 16 years from 1985 to 2001. Support by Microsoft finally ended on 8 April 2014 after a record-setting 12.5 years. Windows XP is the second-longest supported operating system (OS) in Microsoft’s history. Inexperienced individuals should find it easy to install and apply, thanks to the intuitive layout.(This is a long ~2900 words post, I recommend reading this from a tablet or computer) The bottom line is that Microsoft Egypt Nile Theme is a good-looking app that can bring something new to your screen. Other mouse pointers get transformed as well. For instance, it changes the icons for My Computer and the Recycle Bin (both full and empty).įurthermore the mouse pointer is also transformed, its color changing to a golden shade. The app also makes several other modifications to the way your system looks. Since there are no other pictures in the pack, the Shuffle option and the time delay can’t be enabled. You may pick any of the available options, such as “Center”, “Tile”, “Stretch”, “Fill” and “Fit”. The way the wallpaper fits the screen can be modified from the Windows Desktop Background area. However, thanks to the fact that it was digitally created, it doesn’t look bad on larger screens. The picture’s resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels, which means it should fit well on small screens. The theme comes with a single wallpaper that has “Microsoft Windows” written on it. The app has a nice interface and should be easy to handle by all users. Microsoft Egypt Nile Theme is a nice addition to the screen. Egypt is a magical land with a great history and plenty of amazing areas that are worth seeing.