Installation and Support of Windows® XP Operating System on HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations

Installation and Support of Windows

XP Operating

System on HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820

Workstations

Learn about support of the Windows

XP Operating System on newest HP Z220, Z420, Z620 and

Z820 Workstations.

Table of contents

Overview 1

HP’s Role In Supporting Windows

XP 1

Frequently Asked Questions 2

Selecting Workstations Tested with Windows

XP 2

Materials and Information Concerning Windows

XP Installation 3

Important Information about Windows

XP Distribution Options 3

Overview

This document describes HP’s support plan for the Windows

XP operating system on newest HP workstations the Z220, Z420, Z620

and Z820. It provides information on HP’s role in the overall support of Windows

XP on these platforms, addresses a number of

frequently asked questions about our Windows

XP support implementation, and provides other important technical information for

customers who may choose to use Windows

XP on these platforms.

HP’s Role In Supporting Windows

For customers unable to migrate to later versions of Windows

, HP will provide Windows

XP hardware support for certain

configurations of the HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations. The list of tested hardware is limited and may change. The current

list can be found:

Windows XP Hardware Support Matrix for Z series workstations: www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals

HP’s ability to provide hardware support for Windows

XP is dependent on support from Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) partners,

such as Intel, NVIDIA and AMD. Over time, it is expected that it will become increasingly difficult to resolve XP specific issues and

resolution in some cases may not be forthcoming. Microsoft has announced that only security fixes will be issued for Windows

XP going

forward. Other vendors have indicated that resources applied to Windows

XP related issues will decrease over time and end at some

unidentified point in the future. Microsoft “Extended Support” for Windows

XP Professional ends August 4, 2014.

For these reasons, HP strongly recommends migration to Windows 7 as soon as possible.

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Installation and Support of Windows® XP Operating System on HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations Learn about support of the Windows® XP Operating System on newest HP Z220, Z420, Z620 and Z820 Workstations.
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Frequently Asked Questions Will Windows 7 Professional allow for downgrades to Windows® XP Professional? Yes, the Windows 7 Professional End User License Agreement (EULA) allows the end-user to downgrade to Windows® XP Professional or Windows Vista Business versions. End-users who purchase PCs PRE-INSTALLED with Windows® 7 Professional will be able to downgrade to Windows® XP Pro since the Windows 7 Professional EULA contains the necessary downgrade rights.
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Important information about Windows® XP Distribution Options Hewlett Packard and other Microsoft OEMs were previously permitted to distribute Workstations pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows ® XP Professional on Workstations with Windows ® Vista Business or Windows ® 7 Professional COAs. These downgrade facilitation rights were granted to all Microsoft OEMs.