Windows XP does well on SSDs, but one thing about that is that it doesn’t support most of the SSDs features, like TRIM, or garbage collection, which speeds up your SSD, from time to time, but can see why your holding out.
Can I run XP Pro 64 on a SSD?
OP, I have XP Pro 64 on a SSD. Make sure you use SSD tweaker and do not defrag a SSD. If you have a platter in the computer in addition to the SSD put your temp directory on the platter. What’s this over provisioning about? Click to expand Flash wear-leveling, independent of the file system, needs extra space to write to.
This of course begs the query “Does Windows XP support the TRIM command for SSD?”
I heard that the TRIM command is important to maintaining the SSD performance over the long run. So is getting an SSD for Windows XP a good idea? Show activity on this post. No, Windows XP does not support the TRIM command by itself, although it appears OCZ has released firmware to give XP support for idle garbage collection for some of their SSDs.
Does windows xp support uefi?
No, XP has never supported UEFI, in fact Windows 8 M3 was the first Windows OS that supported UEFI. Switch to “legacy support” in the BIOS if available. Still, anything newer than 2008 may have problems running XP (drivers mostly) Bye! I hope all of my submissions will be helpful.
You can install Win. XP x64 in CSM mode then copy several files from Vista (Beta) Longhorn and switch to UEFI. There may be a problem with the graphic driver.
Is there such a thing as UEFI boot for Windows XP?
I understand that when Windows XP was out there was no such thing as a UEFI boot. I have added the needed SATA drivers in order for it to find the SSD inside it. Problem being is that it just wont boot into the windows xp setup at all naturally because its UEFI only.
How do I install Windows XP on a hard drive?
Use thefollowing steps to install Windows XPfrom the hard drive: 1. First, copy your Windows XPSetup CD contents toyour hard drive. Irecommend saving the XP installfiles/folders toa partition separate from where youare going to install XP. Is it worth putting Windows on an SSD? Yes it will.