I read on this link that I can use Visual Studio 2012 with Windows XP: But at this link is specified that it's not Windows XP compatible I tried to install evaluation version on Windows XP 32bit, and appears a message 'the specified program requires a newer version of Windows'. Where is the truth? Can I install Visual Studio 2012 on a XP machine or not? Platform compatibility and system requirements When upgrading from Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to the next release of Visual Studio you will take advantage of a refreshed and simplified environment with enhanced performance without any additional hardware requirements. Some of these core enhancements make use of capabilities that are only present in the latest versions of Windows and might require you to upgrade to a supported operating system. Install Open Media Vault From Usb. The system requirements for most of the products in the next release of Visual Studio are.