32-bit version doesn't run in XP

[GHExplorer]

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What steps will reproduce the bug?

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

What is the expected behavior?

Hi, I tried both installing the 32-bit Windows msi, and the portable executable.

What do you see instead?

But it looks like it will run only in Windows 8.1 and above, according to the error message.

Additional information

[ChALkeR]

That is expected, see https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/BUILDING.md#platform-list — minimum supported Windows version is 8.1 and above.

Also:

Node.js does not support a platform version if a vendor has expired support for it.

Windows XP reached End of Life long ago, extended support by Microsoft ended back in 2014.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-xp.

It's not possible to reliably support a platform which the platform vendor doesn't maintain anymore.
Also, it would have created more risks to the users, as they don't receive security updates from their platform vendor.
Morever, the libraries used by Node.js also don't support Windows XP anymore.

Also, #33034 has more info.

[GHExplorer]

"Morever, the libraries used by Node.js also don't support Windows XP anymore."

Yep, I understand, thanks ChALker.