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TheGreatHushpuppy
TheGreatHushpuppy asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 8 years ago

Running a Windows 7 emulator on XP?

Is it possible? I've tried searching but all I get is XP emulators for 7.

So... the reason I want to do this is because for Christmas I got Assassin's Creed III, but I didn't notice the system specs were for Windows Vista up. So... I have XP. That is a problem.

I know that slowly games will remove support for XP, which is a shame because XP is a wonderful, stable operating system. But times are changing and so are OSs, so I need a way to cheat the system and keep XP... at least for now, until I hear good news of Windows 8. If Windows 8 turns out to be another Vista, I don't want to upgrade until something good comes out.

So, any suggestions? I just need something that can run Windows 7 separately, so I can launch Assassin's creed and other newer games off of it until I hear good word of another OS.

Alternatively, do any of you know if there is something, like a patch, that I could download to add compatibility for windows XP with AC3, or any other modern software?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Amit
    Lv 5
    8 years ago
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    Usually they do not ship the emulators for a newer version of OS that run on the older version of OS. The newer OS supports capabilities that the older OS does not support and so an emulator would be mightily complex, if not downright (almost) impossible to write.

    You could run multiple OS on your computer though, through virtualization. You will need a virtualization software and a license for Windows 7.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Xp Emulator For Windows 7

    Source(s): https://shrinke.im/a0yrE
  • ?
    6 years ago

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    RE:

    Running a Windows 7 emulator on XP?

    Is it possible? I've tried searching but all I get is XP emulators for 7.

    So... the reason I want to do this is because for Christmas I got Assassin's Creed III, but I didn't notice the system specs were for Windows Vista up. So... I have XP. That is a problem.

    I know that slowly...

    Source(s): running windows 7 emulator xp: https://shortly.im/tpcpU
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