Windows XP on MacBook Pro 2012

[Bautheile]

Dear Forum,

I used the search function but couldn´t find what I was looking for.
For some reason or the other I need desparately Windows XP natively on my MacBook Pro 2012. Please avoid comments about XP, I know it´s an EOL OS and I know it´s not safe anymore.
I managed the SATA drivers and now I´m stuck on the ACPI driver. I tried a lot of different XP versions and like 8 different ACPI.sys drivers but no success. Trying to install as "Standard-PC" ends up in a blinking cursor. Is there anymore trick I could try?
Out of curiousity I now tried the Windows XP-Mode but unfortunately I was not able to install the drivers for my audio gear (RME Babyface). So, no luck here as well.

If anybody was successfull, I would really appreciate a message. Oli

 

[benshive]

I'm not sure what you need it for, but have you considered just spinning up an XP VM. It'd be much easier and you'd be protected from a lot of the security risks you're taking running it natively.

 

[Bautheile]

I'm not sure what you need it for, but have you considered just spinning up an XP VM. It'd be much easier and you'd be protected from a lot of the security risks you're taking running it natively.

Hey benshive, I`m just before the switch from Logic Audio 5 to Logic X. So, it´s about music making. Unfortunately I have all my old projects still as Logic 5 files and Logic X does not give all the import options I need. The plan is to be able to access the old projects and gather all the required information.

 

[glenthompson]

Do you actually need XP on the MacBook? Might be a lot easier and possibly cheaper to find an old computer running XP on Craigslist or at a yard sale.

 

[Bautheile]

Do you actually need XP on the MacBook? Might be a lot easier and possibly cheaper to find an old computer running XP on Craigslist or at a yard sale.

I chose the MBP 2012, as its the last MBP with a Superdrive running Mojave. I need the Superdrive.

 

[Boyd01]

Hey benshive, I`m just before the switch from Logic Audio 5 to Logic X.

Based on your reply, I'm wondering if you didn't understand what @benshive meant? He was suggesting that you run Windows XP in a virtual machine (VM), this has nothing to do with Logic Pro. There are several ways to run virtual machines on the Mac, such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion. You would then install Windows XP in the virtual machine where it will run along with MacOS while giving you all the capabilities of a separate Windows XP computer. This avoids some of the bootcamp compatibility and Windows XP security issues.

 

[Bautheile]

Based on your reply, I'm guessing that you didn't understand what @benshive meant. He was suggesting that you run Windows XP in a virtual machine (VM), this has nothing to do with Logic Pro. There are several ways to run virtual machines on the Mac, such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion. You would then install Windows XP in the virtual machine where it will run along with MacOS while giving you all the capabilities of a separate Windows XP computer.

Hey Boyd01, now I understand. Well, I already tried XP-Mode under Windows 7, which went all right, but I couldn't install USB driver for my audio gear. Another buddy told me that real ASIO processing will be difficult in a VM. So I don't know if this ist another dead end street.

 

[retta283]

Hey Boyd01, now I understand. Well, I already tried XP-Mode under Windows 7, which went all right, but I couldn't install USB driver for my audio gear. Another buddy told me that real ASIO processing will be difficult in a VM. So I don't know if this ist another dead end street.

try VirtualBox. It should work just fine and you can allocate enough resources to it to get good performance for most things.