# latest version of audacity **URL:** \ **Category:** Windows\ **Created:** [August 11, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448 "2015-08-11T12:24:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mickthefish](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mickthefish](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/mickthefish)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448/1 "2015-08-11T12:24:07Z")
Will i be able to use the latest Version of audacity 2.1.1 in my Home Edition of Windows XP ?-mickthefish. ---
**Author:** ![Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Gale_Andrews)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448/2 "2015-08-11T16:53:49Z")
You will need to have Service Pack 3 installed (or Service Pack 2 if you are on 64-bit Windows XP). Also the CPU must support SSE2: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2). See [http://audacityteam.org/download/windows#sysreq](http://audacityteam.org/download/windows#sysreq). Also please see here about the security risks of running XP now that Microsoft no longer support it: [Important information for Windows XP users](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1). Gale ---
**Author:** ![mickthefish](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mickthefish](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/mickthefish)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/latest-version-of-audacity/39448/3 "2015-08-18T11:38:56Z")
thanks gale-should be no problems,i have al the requirements you stated-mickthefish