Microsoft Develops Windows XP for OLPC XO Laptop

Microsoft has announced that it is working on a version of Windows XP operating system that can run on computers without a hard drive, including the One Laptop per Child XO notebook, CNet reports.

The software maker said that it will start “limited field trials” of XP running on the OLPC XO in January.

“If all goes well, Microsoft said it could have XP running on the XO by the second half of next year. However, it cautioned folks in North America, particularly those taking part in the Give One, Get One program, that it has no plans to offer that version of XP to folks in the U.S. or Canada,” the report says.

The XO computer has a built-in 1GB Flash memory drive, instead of a standard HDD. This laptop, aimed at education of children in developing countries, currently uses a Linux-based operating system called Sugar.

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