XP Professional on Intel Viiv Processor

cython

OK, I just want to see if I can double check something based on other people's experiences here. I got a new computer in the college where I work, with Vista Home Premium installed on it. However, I'm already getting fed up of Vista, and I would like to get rid of it. I can legitimately reinstall it with XP Pro, due to the license in place for the campus, and with a view to this, I asked that the Q6600 processor not be a Viiv one. However, some genius in the supplier lashed one in anyway.

Now my question is whether anyone here has tried running XP Pro on a Viiv processor? I've seen a number of pages online saying that only XP MCE, and certain flavours of Vista will support Viiv chips, and others suggesting that XP Pro may work, and I'd like to get some more concrete answers before I go reinstalling if possible.

Has anyone got any experience of this Processor/OS combination?

Of course, if I can't get any answers, I have a 2nd hard drive in the machine that I may try installing XP to with the main disk plugged out, and that way, if it all fouls up, I can eaily revert

Spear

cython wrote: »

OK, I just want to see if I can double check something based on other people's experiences here. I got a new computer in the college where I work, with Vista Home Premium installed on it. However, I'm already getting fed up of Vista, and I would like to get rid of it. I can legitimately reinstall it with XP Pro, due to the license in place for the campus, and with a view to this, I asked that the Q6600 processor not be a Viiv one. However, some genius in the supplier lashed one in anyway.

Now my question is whether anyone here has tried running XP Pro on a Viiv processor? I've seen a number of pages online saying that only XP MCE, and certain flavours of Vista will support Viiv chips, and others suggesting that XP Pro may work, and I'd like to get some more concrete answers before I go reinstalling if possible.

Has anyone got any experience of this Processor/OS combination?

Of course, if I can't get any answers, I have a 2nd hard drive in the machine that I may try installing XP to with the main disk plugged out, and that way, if it all fouls up, I can eaily revert

Viiv is a just a marketing name to ensure a certain set of capabilites, it's otherwise irrelevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viiv

mathias

As spear more or less posted , there is no such thing as a Viiv processor or a Viiv chip , Viiv is a marketing term for a platform , same as centrino is a marketing platform for a laptop incorporating wireless.

Whats more important is that you can get all your device drivers for XP , thats what you need to check , ones that might be hard to get are soundcard and chipset drivers.

cython

Drivers shouldn't be a problem, as this machine can be be purchased with XP on it, so the drivers are available. It was €80 cheaper to purchase with Vista and do it this way though. I just wanted to make sure, as Intel's own page states that you need a Media Centre OS for Viiv (though gathering that's to meet the platform specs), and one or 2 other sites stated that XP was not compatible with the Viiv range

yoyo

To use the Viiv features you need WMC, or Vista with MC, it will function as normal on XP Pro, Viiv is just a digital media streaming tech or something afaik, not an actual chip brand as pointed out, a special feature you mite call it

Nick