使用Visual Studio 2012的编译器为Windows XP制作Qt应用程序

I know that since VS2012, Microsoft has stopped the support for Windows XP. There is an update for VS2012 so developers could make applications that are supported by Windows XP. Right now I started learning the Qt library. I use Qt Creator and the compiler that I use is from VS2012. Is there a way to select option in Qt Creator so it can produce a valid 32-bit exe for XP? Or is it better to install on my PC VS2010 and use it's compiler? By the way I'm making the applications on Windows 7 and everything works.I know that since VS2012, Microsoft has stopped