Win XP and FM2A68M-HD+

[QUOTE=Brendan] HI, I have years of XP use and would like to continue. ?I have so much work related information/Software on my XP that to change to my new machine with WIN 10 fm2a68m-hd+ (doesnt like my old software) is going to take a very long time get it productive.

I just don't have the time to start a new computer Journey at the moment

The question is, can I run XP on my new?fm2a68m-hd+ machine? the dealer told me not to, he is not a big fan of XP and even hinted that damage to the MB might occur. Any thoughts on the subject especially with?regards to possible damage to the?fm2a68m-hd+ MB

Cheers?
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Well that's a 'new' one... he hinted at XP might damage your MB - cute. Highly unlikely as it has the same code/kernel that all MS OS's have to this very day.

Also, AsRock has support downloads for MS OS's for this MB from (yep, go figure...) Microsoft's XP 32/64bit to Win10 32/64-bit.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/FM2A68M-HD+/?cat=Download

So you can enjoy your XP if that is your comfort zone as it is supported.



Edited by Kevin A - 05 Jul 2017 at 2:35am

You need to F6 the SATA Floppy Image when the XP install gets that far.

Brendan, it has been years since I used XP, but I will try to help.  Please see here for tools and expertise.  nLite is free and is what I used to use.  There is a user guide (PDF).  It will inject drivers but not for boot as I remember.  Using F6 (wardog) allows the Setup.exe (install) to load drivers during XP install.
What does your "good hard drive with XP" have on it?  If it a system disk from another machine, I think using it is near impossible.  If it has the actual XP install files (including Setup.exe), then maybe.  I suspect you cannot purchase a copy of XP (license) so if this old copy is an OEM copy used on another machine, then MS is probably not going to allow you to activate it.  If it is a Retail copy, do you have install media (CD)?  There will be a lot of work to get this going.  Please answer my questions and let's see where it takes us.  Enjoy, John.

EDIT:  If you do have XP install media, boot it up and tell us what you see.  Does it boot?   Does Setup find your local HDDs?

EDIT again: On the ASRock DL page for your MB are the boot drivers (F6) you need - SATA Floppy Image ver:6.1.2.

Edited by MisterJ - 12 Jul 2017 at 9:08am

Thanks, Brendan.  I still do not understand what is on the HDDs.  Is it install files or an installed Windows XP from another machine.  I suspect the latter has no chance.
What is your install media - CD?  When you boot it does it find your local HDDs?  Do you see the CD twice in your boot menu in BIOS?  If so, be sure to select Non-UEFI.  You should DL the F6 files (32 or 64 bit as your copy of XP), extract them and put the folder on a USB stick.  Plug in the USB stick into USB 2.0, boot to the CD and press F6.  Setup should allow you to select the USB stick and folder containing the SATA driver files.  When you said install started, what was being installed and where?  It has been a long time since I installed XP, but setup should ask some questions (language, time zone, etc), then present a list of HDDs found to install XP.  After loading the SATA drivers, it should show you SATA drives.  I assume you want to install on one of them. 
I do not understand where the "no iso detected" came from unless you tried to boot to something other than the XP install media.
Best of luck and enjoy, John.