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SolidWorks 2013 release will not support Windows XP.

Operating Systems	SolidWorks 2009	SolidWorks 2010	SolidWorks 2011	SolidWorks 2012
Windows 7		*
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Minimum Hardware	Configuring a SolidWorks Workstation
RAM	2 GB or more
Disk Space	5 GB or more
Video Card	Certified cards and drivers
Processor	Intel or AMD with SSE2 support. 64-bit operating system recommended
Install Media	DVD Drive or Broadband Internet Connection
Microsoft Products
Internet Explorer	IE 6,7,8	IE 6,7,8	IE 7,8,9*	IE 7,8,9	IE 8,9
Excel and Word	2003, 2007*	2003, 2007, 2010*	2007, 2010	2007, 2010	2007, 2010
Other
Anti-Virus	Supported Anti-Virus Products
Network	Microsoft Windows networking. Novell networks and non-Windows network storage devices are not supported
Virtual environments and storage devices	Supported storage devices

SNL (SolidWorks Network License) Server Requirements:

(1) Support for Windows XP Professional is ending. For details see the Release Notes or Technical Alerts.

(2) Supports SolidWorks 2010 SP1 or higher (based on Windows 7 availability).

(3) Windows Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions only (SP1 or higher).

(5) Supported for Windows XP Professional (x86 SP3, x64 SP2).

(6) eDrawings and eDrawings Professional is supported on all operating systems listed above and Mac 
     OS X 10.4.x or higher. eDrawings 2010 will be the last version to support Mac OS X 10.4.x.

(7) SolidWorks is not supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines.

(8) Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended.
(9) The Windows operating system requirements follow the Microsoft Windows Lifecycle policy.

(10) Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions only.
(11) CPU must support SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2).
(12) SolidWorks 2010 is the last release to support Excel 2003. 

(13) Office 2010 feature 'Click-To-Run' is not supported.