Re: Does Java 8 actually work on Windows XP

2013-12-12 Thread Paul Taylor
On 12/12/2013 16:57, Phil Race wrote: Very probably, since I think the Oracle JDK 32 bit binaries are still built on XP SP3. But no one tests on XP any more, so I couldn't say for certain. okay But I'd expect that to change to "definitely not" early in JDK 9, since once we move to newer VS co

Does Java 8 actually work on Windows XP

2013-12-12 Thread Paul Taylor
Looking at the early access version of java 8 it says: *Windows* (WinXP not supported)* I understand why it is not supported, but is there any technical reason why it will not work. Unlike Java for OSX Ive never had any significant problems with Java on different Windows platforms, I need to m