Install XP Pro (32 bit) with 8 GB of RAM

I have a new machine and I put Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on it. But I have a few old programs that may not work in Windows 7, so I intend to install XP Pro x 86 on a separate drive (two clean installs), dual boot. I know that Win 7 Pro and Ultimate offer XP mode, but I don't have those. I have Home Premium. My questions are:

-Should I install Win 7 first and only install XP if my applications do not work? Or do I have to install XP first to correctly set up a system dual boot?

-My system has 8 GB of RAM. I know that XP x 86 will recognize only 4 GB of memory system including other installed hardware. I'm fine with that. Will I have problems (failures, data corruption), but try to install XP with 8 GB?

Here are my machine features:
Core i5 2500 K
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 B3
Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 8GB (2 x 4 GB)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Intel X 25 - V SSD 40 GB (x 2)

It is better to install XP first and then Windows 7, how you can reverse wich OS is installed first.

I noticed that you have the chipset Intel B3 stepping. They only send you naked Board as a replacement for or the whole box with cables and plate I/O?

Installing dual Boot with Windows 7 and XP
(Read each method in this article and that fits your needs)
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-Windows-7-XP.html

Windows 7 - Dual Boot, Boot Triple, Quad Boot, Penta, Hexa, Hepta (XP more 6 versions of Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit) Boot and beyond:
http://www.PAGESTART.com/win7heptaboot01.html

EasyBCD:
http://NeoSmart.NET/DL.php?id=1

J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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