# Synfig Studio newer versions are not work on Windows xp!
**URL:** https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386
**Category:** Debugging
**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386 "2021-07-12T11:48:13Z")
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### Author:  [@HAROON](https://forums.synfig.org/u/HAROON)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/1 "2021-07-12T11:48:13Z")
_Hello!_
I have an **old computer** which works just with windows xp. I tried to install the new versions of synfig on windows xp but only the version 1.0 normally installed.
As i am not new to synfig. I am learning and animating on the synfig studio 1.0 since two months.
I am here to just confirm that
**Will the newer versions of synfig (above 1.0) works on a xp machine…?**
(sorry for the bad English 🙃 )
and
it is the first topic i created so if i write something wrong sorry for that
THANKS
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### Author:  [@Kai](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Kai)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/2 "2021-07-12T12:29:57Z")
I don’t think it would be possible. Windows XP is a two decade old operating system. You should have rather replaced it with linux. It would have provided your system better security as well as modern software support.
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### Author:  [@veermetri05](https://forums.synfig.org/u/veermetri05)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/3 "2021-07-12T13:23:29Z")
I don’t think it will support Windows XP, but do you get any errors while installing? Also as mentioned by @Kai you should upgrade your operating system.
Even Microsoft doesn’t support Windows XP [anymore](https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-windows-xp-support). You may not expect further versions of Synfig to support Windows XP.
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### Author:  [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/4 "2021-07-12T14:01:50Z")
Synfig Studio uses GTK toolkit (and gtkmm) for a lot of GUI stuff; and they dropped support to Windows XP since its 3.18 version. Current Synfig versions ship 3.22.
You can try yourself to replace it with older gtkmm/GTK version (like 3.16)… Maybe from previous Synfig stable/development releases…
> **[GTK+ 3.18 Will Drop Support for Windows XP, Brings Horizontal Wheel Scrolling](https://news.softpedia.com/news/GTK-plus-3-18-Will-Drop-Support-for-Windows-XP-Brings-Horizontal-Wheel-Scrolling-479743.shtml)**
>
> GTK+ 3.17.1 is now available for testing
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### Author:  [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/5 "2021-07-13T17:40:38Z")
Could you post the specs of your computer?
Desktop or Laptop?
RAM, Screen resolution, CPU/Speed, HDD size…
Maybe you could install a Linux with LXDE or XFCE depending on your needs.
For example, I run a Xubuntu 18.04 LTS 32bit on an old Asus eeepc (1Go RAM,1024x600, 900MHz 😛 )
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### Author:  [@HAROON](https://forums.synfig.org/u/HAROON)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/6 "2021-07-14T14:47:28Z")
I am running a very low end pc 😆
Desktop
RAM=2gb
HDD size =2.5 inch
Screen resolution=1024 by 769 pixels
CPU speed=1861Mhz
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### Author:  [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/8 "2021-07-14T15:17:22Z")
With 2 Gb it’s fine for a Linux, but don’t expect too much big performances anyway with newer versions of Synfig.
Depending your usage of the computer, you could try a live version of Lubuntu or Xubuntu 18.04 (if you need a 32bit version for the CPU).
As said before XP is out of age and you miss a lot of “modern” features (recent Firefox etc)
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### Author:  [@HAROON](https://forums.synfig.org/u/HAROON)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/9 "2021-07-14T15:17:38Z")
The following errors displayed when try to run newer version on Win xp
```
(On 1.4.0 version)
synfig studio.exe-Entry point not found
the procedure entry point ActiveProcessorCount could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
```
(And on other older versions)
```
C:\Program Files\Synfig\bin\synfigstudio.exe is not a valid Win 32 application
```
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### Author:  [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/10 "2021-07-14T15:27:05Z")
Yes, because the kernel of XP doesn’t provide this API useful for multi-core CPU.
As it is part of the runtime of the compiler, you can’t do anything (but using a Linux it would work 😉 )
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### Author:  [@HAROON](https://forums.synfig.org/u/HAROON)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/11 "2021-07-14T15:33:43Z")
Thanks Bob !
Now I am trying to install linux on my pc. 🙃
Thank you !!
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### Author:  [@synme](https://forums.synfig.org/u/synme)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/12 "2021-07-16T04:30:53Z")
A version of Linux that works very well with “Synfig studio” is linux-mint
[https://linuxmint.com/](https://linuxmint.com/)
because I have already tried other versions of linux that and synfig bug on some linux.
I advise you to test in a Virtual Box, at the beginning, to get the hand.
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### Author:  [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/14 "2021-07-17T11:09:47Z")
> [@synme](#):
>
> [https://linuxmint.com/](https://linuxmint.com/)
Good choice, but according the config available for HAROON, the last option would be a Tricia 19.3 XFCE in 32 bits and no possibility to use Virtualbox to test on his machine under XP 😛
Note that I am a big fan of Virtualbox, Windows users can also benefit of a Linux version on Synfig which is generaly more stable 😉
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### Author:  [@synme](https://forums.synfig.org/u/synme)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-newer-versions-are-not-work-on-windows-xp/12386/15 "2021-07-17T18:36:00Z")
I just wanted to say that to pass from Windows to Linux, in 1 week it is a huge change, I used “Virtual box” to learn how to use “linux” or software, but it is not an obligation, it can also try with a “live DVD”.