My question is: Can the Intel I5-6300HQ chip set, which has Skylake architecture, support the installation of the Windows XP – 32 bit OS?
I have searched the Internet for a definitive answer to my question and not found one. The literature I have found says that the I5-6300HQ can support Windows 7 – 32 bit. However, nowhere have I found any mention of Windows XP.
The I5-6300HQ was launched in the third quarter of 2015. Microsoft support for Windows XP ended on 08-Apr-2014. However, support for Windows 7 does not end until January, 2020. Since Win XP and Win 7 are not dissimilar, is the failure to mention Win XP in I5-6300HQ literature a) proof that the chip set cannot support Win XP or b) a reflection of the assumption that no one who owns an I5-6300HQ chip set would care whether the chip set could support Win XP?
Thank you for any help on this question.
I have searched the Internet for a definitive answer to my question and not found one. The literature I have found says that the I5-6300HQ can support Windows 7 – 32 bit. However, nowhere have I found any mention of Windows XP.
The I5-6300HQ was launched in the third quarter of 2015. Microsoft support for Windows XP ended on 08-Apr-2014. However, support for Windows 7 does not end until January, 2020. Since Win XP and Win 7 are not dissimilar, is the failure to mention Win XP in I5-6300HQ literature a) proof that the chip set cannot support Win XP or b) a reflection of the assumption that no one who owns an I5-6300HQ chip set would care whether the chip set could support Win XP?
Thank you for any help on this question.