Prescribe me a durable, enduring and long-lasting motherboard [should support XP] for my new Mini-ITX build

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I am looking to spend about 100 USD for the purchase of a brand new Mini-ITX motherboard. The motherboard must support System-On-Chip [means CPU is installed in the motherboard before it leaves the factory] and should be fanless. The processor must be either a dual-core or quad-core Intel Celeron or Intel Atom, albeit the former usually gets my vote. Although I had myself found online a few motherboards fulfilling these requirements, I am yet to find one with official drivers for XP. Most have only drivers for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, none of which could ever be a bankable replacement for the reliability of XP. Also, to be candid and honest, I am an unwavering devotee of Windows XP. In my book, it was the most outstanding software invention of the century. A lot of my software and games just cannot breathe without XP being there. Hence, it is imperative that my new Mini-ITX motherboard support XP.


So, could you please name a motherboard model meeting all those requirements and supporting XP? I have heard that Asus, Gigabyte, ECS, MSI, ASRock, etc. are reputable names in the domain. Thank you beforehand.
 
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For the same price, an AM1 build will be far faster than something with an embedded chip. And the ZIF PGA sockets are easier to deal with than the LGA ones that intel uses.

I'd go for something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI AM1I Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $91.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 00:06 EDT-0400

Can't say how well XP will run, though.

Also, I wouldn't really say that poor coding on the legacy software developer's part in any way makes XP better.
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Sorry for misinterpreting SoC. Anyways, I want the motherboard to contain a pre-installed CPU as my budget is limited to a max. of 100 USD for the purchase of both Motherboard and CPU. Also, I do not like the hassle of installing CPUs and heatsinks. A little low performance won't bother me as it would be predominantly utilized for day-to-day basic stuff. Additionally, I would be using enough RAM to make up for the loss of performance brought about by pre-installed processors.
 
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Well, I can never stop using XP. Newer OSs just fall flat in front of it. Legacy software and games sometimes just don't work, even with XP-specific compatibility settings in Windows 7/8/8.1 or XP Mode in Windows 7. XP is a top priority for me. So, kindly don't talk about upgrading.
 
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For the same price, an AM1 build will be far faster than something with an embedded chip. And the ZIF PGA sockets are easier to deal with than the LGA ones that intel uses.

I'd go for something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI AM1I Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $91.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 00:06 EDT-0400

Can't say how well XP will run, though.

Also, I wouldn't really say that poor coding on the legacy software developer's part in any way makes XP better.
 
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