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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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hg clone using tortoisehg throws “getaddrinfo failed” error on Windows XP

I have Windows XP installed in my system.I have installed tortoisehg-2.10-hg-2.8-x86.msi. I have checkpoint vpn1-secuRemote installed on my system. I am trying to clone a project.But when i clone a project i get the following error URLError: [Errno…
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Where are Firefox versions stored?

How can I find all the installed versions of Firefox browser on Windows XP ? Is there, for example, a special windows registry key where all the versions are stored ? I need this information in order to code a program that tells me what are these…
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Exlude a file from a directory listing

I tested this program, it checks a directory if a file is deleted, renamed or modified. I wonder how can I check a direcory by exluding certain files ? How can I modify the variable PATH_TO_WATCH = ["C:/myDirectory"] so that the program probes…
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Listing Windows XP processes using Python

I want to list the process running on Windows XP using a Python program. I would love to have a similar list to the one that the windows task manager shows. I know this is possible with a Unix system, but I am not sure if subprocess Python's module…
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How to check the update version of IE8

I can get IE8 version from registry which is 8.0.6001.18702 and we need to install an cumulative security update (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2925418)) Some of our features relies on this update, so this…
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Visual Studio 2010 keeps crashing on startup even after it has been removed and reinstalled fully

I have been struggling for days on this issue now and nothing seems to work. I have had visual studio on my pc (windows xp pro) for 18 months and it has worked fine, but recently visual studio (2010) has started crashing before it fully opens up. I…
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How can I delay my created service in Windows Server 2003 & Windows XP?

I made a service (WinServiceProject) many days ago and I want that this start automatic but with a Delayed Time... I found a solution but this cant help me: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193888/en-us I modify the regedit at…
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Is there a WPF Performance Suite for .NET 4.0 for XP or Windows 2008 R2?

I'm currently developing an WPF application using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional on the .NET Framework 4. Using two machines, one an XP 32 Bit machine, and the other on a Windows 2008 R2 machine. When ever I google around the WPF…
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Create new folder and highlight it for renaming

I was trying to create an AutoIt script to create a new folder and then highlight it for renaming like if we right click and create a new folder. Here is my script. What I wanted to achieve is create the new folder, highlight it, then press…
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Cannot receive OPC A&E events remotely via DCOM between WinXP SP3 VMs

I can't receive A&E events remotely, via the DCOM connection. I am familiar with DCOM trickery and configured OPC DA many times, but this is not the case. For instance, I've composed the proof-of-concept configuration consisting of two virtual…
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Windows Application .Net 2.0 Error run in Windows XP SP3

I have build an application .Net 2.0 with Visual Studio 2010. I build in Window 7 x64. The application contains data transaction with MySQL.Data The solution and project build set in x86 The application running well in Win7 but when i try to run in…
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System.ExecutionEngineException With Windows Service

I have a windows service accesing other project (no matter what, cause It doesn't even start) The thing is that I have a System.ExecutionEngineException while starting the service (in this code) protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { …
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Finding method def for error signature on Windows XP SP3 PC

I am trying to find the System.dll file to open with ILDASM.exe and find the method definition and offset and see why my application is crashing on Windows XP machines only. Am I trying to open the correct dll for this assembly listed in this error…
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Mapped Network Drives performing slow on wifi

i have a batch that starts three more files on a network drive and it takes approx. 12sec to open each one on wifi and about 5sec on LAN. Any help? I run windows xp pro sp3
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Batch to change Mac Address Windows XP Pro

Hey guys I need to know how to change the MAC Address of my pc, I know that it has something to do with the registry and I dont like to dig into that to much, reason being, if something is messed up its messed up for good. I dont have any starter…
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