Re: [win-pv-devel] [SUSPECTED SPAM] PV for XP

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: win-pv-devel [mailto:win-pv-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Dominic Russell
> Sent: 25 April 2018 13:55
> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [win-pv-devel] [SUSPECTED SPAM] PV for XP
> 
> I cannot avoid it because of an old software which runs stable only
> under XP.
> 
> Is there a way to download old PV drivers, more recent than the GPL PV
> ones and that works under XP?  I can use GPL PV but wanted to see if
> more recent are available before using them.

I'm not aware of anything else. The kernel interfaces in XP are ancient and 
miniport models like NDIS 6 and StorPort are not available so TBH most driver 
developers dropped XP like a hot potato as soon as Vista came along.

Good luck!

Cheers,

  Paul

> 
> Best regards,
> Dominic Russell
> MSI Bureautique inc.
> 
> Le 2018-04-25 à 04:21, Paul Durrant a écrit :
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win-pv-devel [mailto:win-pv-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> >> Behalf Of Dominic Russell
> >> Sent: 25 April 2018 06:02
> >> To: win-pv-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM][win-pv-devel] PV for XP
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> For a Windows XP running under HyperVisor 4.6.6, which version of PV
> >> drivers work well?  Where can I download it?
> >>
> > Hi,
> >
> >    The Xen Project drivers are only built for more recent OS. The 8.2 source
> is still suitable for Vista+ but master will shortly start to move to 8.1+ 
> only.
> >
> >    It's possible that you may be able to find a version of the old GPL PV
> drivers (https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_Windows_GplPv) that may work with
> XP but after the spectre/meltdown disclosures you really should not be using
> such an ancient unsupported and exploitable OS unless you absolutely can't
> avoid it.
> >
> >    Cheers,
> >
> >      Paul
> >
> >> --
> >> Best regards,
> >> Dominic Russell
> >> MSI Bureautique inc.
> >>
> >>
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