Questions tagged [windows-xp-sp3]

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and to the public via both the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update on May 6, 2008.

A total of 1,174 fixes have been included in SP3. Service Pack 3 can be installed on systems with Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, or 8. Internet Explorer 7 and 8 are not included as part of SP3. Service Pack 3 is not available for the 64 bit version of Windows XP, which is based on Windows Server 2003 kernel.

New features in Service Pack 3

  • NX APIs for application developers to enable Data Execution Prevention for their code, independent of system-wide compatibility enforcement settings
  • Turns black hole router detection on by default
  • Support for SHA-2 signatures in X.509 certificates
  • Network Access Protection client
  • Group Policy support for IEEE 802.1X authentication for wired network adapters.
  • Credential Security Support Provider
  • Descriptive Security options in Group Policy/Local Security Policy user interface
  • An updated version of the Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Module (RSAENH) that is FIPS 140-2 certified (SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 algorithms)
  • Installing without requiring a product key during setup for retail and OEM versions
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WebDev.Webserver40.exe error (not a valid win32 application) - can't compile in Visual Studio 2010

Everytime I try to compile in Visual Studio 2010 I get the error Unable to launch the ASP.NET Development server. Unable to start program 'C\path.......\Webdev.Webserver40.exe I also tried to execute this file (Webdev.Webserver40.exe) and I get…
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can a windows service be spawned from something other than services.exe?

in the _EPROCESS structure, the Inherited From Unique Process field for services like alg.exe,svchost.exe,spoolsv.exe always points to services.exe. So, here are my questions.1) Can a service be spawned from non-services.exe process2) Can…
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How can i connect from windows xp to Sql Server 2017

We have some xp (very old) machines that can't connect to sql server 2017 (runs on Linux). We try to test connection with ODBC. The problem has to do with SSL. Is there a way to turn it off, so it can work? Error Message : Microsoft SQL Server…
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Run a bat file when a specific application is opened in Windows XP

I want to know how can we run a bat file when a specific application is opened? Eg: I would like to run a bat file whenever mspaint is opened. I have successfully performed this in Windows 7 and Windows 10 using Task Scheduler. But the task…
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Add certificate to HTTPS call with BouncyCastle and C#

I need to make a HTTPS request and add a certificate to this request to make a double certificate check (client and server) in C#. Here is the code I'm using for now. I didn't find documentation on how add a certificate to my request ? using (var…
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In WPF, why doesn't a ListBox VirtualizingStackPanel work on Windows XP?

For performance reasons, I need to use virtualization on a scrolling list box. My XAML:
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How to build Openssl TLS V1.2 for Windows XP?

I have used precompiled libraries of OpenSSL TLS v1.2 for windows 7. Now I want to build OpenSSL with TLS v1.2 support for Windows XP. I googled on the net but found out that Windows XP does not have support for TLS v1.2 and only supports till…
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Problem pushing MSI via SMS to hosts that have Windows XP SP3 installed

I've created an MSI that installs our application. It installs fine if you run it locally on a machine with Windows XP SP2 or SP3. If you run it through SMS to a machine that has Windows XP SP2 it installs fine. But, if you try to run it through SMS…
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how to check if https sites are supported on windows OS?

Https sites are accessible on windows XP SP3 (after enabling Tls in IE settings/ registry) but not accessible on windows XP SP2(after enabling Tls settings). How can we programmatically find which OS version and service pack support secured…
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Can't Start MySQL Server 5.1 As A Service On Windows XP SP3

I've had MySQL running as a service on my Windows XP SP3 development desktop, but I can't start it now. I'm trying to get Python's MySQLdb module working. When I got a "no module named _mysql" message, I found out that I didn't install the MySQL C…
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Java DatagramSocket on Windows 7

Guys im having some trouble with some inconsistency of running a piece of code on Windows XP and Windows 7. Basically im trying to send a UDP packet by doing, DatagramSocket sendSocket = new DatagramSocket(); DatagramPacket dummyPacket = new…
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get short file name when LFN name has two extensions

I am having an issue getting short file name (SFN) in a batch script to be passed to an old program that only takes 8.3 short file names as command line arguments. I did some testing at cmd.exe prompt here is output to find what was causing…
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Only one hotkey does not work since today! XP chrome

Hello I am using autohotkey for more than a year with 4 diffent keys. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. F1::send, {ctrl…
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Exe file fails to run in Windows XP SP3 32 bit

I don't know why. It may be run in all systems I've already tested, including Windows XP/7 32/64 bit. It's a console application generated by Visual Studio 2010. I put a simple printf as the first statement in main function. But nothing is printed…
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Will there be any compatibility issues when I port VB6 DLL from XP to Windows Server 2003?

I would like to know if creating a VB6 DLL (using MS Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition) on Windows Server 2003 SE 32-bit and Windows XP SP3 makes any difference. I mean, will there be any compatibility issues when I port VB6 DLL from XP to…
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