A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

Windows XP SP2 is supported with the current shipping versions of eCopy ShareScan 8.3 Build XX and eCopy Desktop 8.5 Build 0.116. We do not have any plans to certify Windows XP SP2 with earlier versions.

Yes, preEmpt is completely compatible with Windows XP SP2 and provides significant security benefits beyond the changes included in SP2. First and foremost, Windows XP SP2 is a one-time event, coming almost a full year after the last significant service pack, SP1. Windows XP SP2 contains a number of important security fixes, including some that were originally identified and published by PivX Labs security researchers complete with mitigation steps to block exploits of those vulnerabilities.

If you noticed a decrease in your FireWire performance after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2, try downloading this patch from Microsoft.

I just upgraded to the latest version of PowerTCP XXX for .NET, now my Delphi 8 app does not compile. I get an error about a manifest declaration.

ServicePack 2 disabled this feature. You can enable it again by creating the following registry entry on the XP client: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server "AllowRemoteRPC" = REG_DWORD:1 Also make sure that the Windows firewall on the client is configured to allow File and Print sharing, as well as Remote Desktop.

There are a few ways that you are going to get hold of XP SP2 and not all of these will be available at the same time.

Microsoft has patched various flaws in SP2, but you can still be able to disable unwanted services or change behaviours of included software and other features.

Windows XP SP2 limits the number of TCP connection attempts to 10 (quite small ). If there are more concurrent TCP connection attempts, Windows generates a warning: EventID 4226: TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts. You can go to Xp's Admin tool, event viewer, look in system tab and notice tcpip entry (with yellow warning sign).

Right click on My Computer and choose Manage. In the window that appears, click on Disk Management. Then right click any partition you want to reassign and choose Change Drive Letter and Path. You cannot change the drive letter of the boot or system partitions (typically C:).

Yes, RemoteExec can remotely execute tasks on Windows XP SP 2 workstations. You just need to follow the instructions listed in the document XP SP2 firewall settings for RemoteExec in order to deploy the firewall settings allowing RemoteExec to remotely execute tasks on these computers.

Halo PC and CE can experience problems with certain 256mb cards and Windos XP SP2. There is a fix available, please see here .

Yes. The Windows XP SP2 will automatically open the Internet connection firewall of Windows XP. So outside requests will be blocked by the firewall. Now you need to config the Internet connection firewall of Windows XP to allow WWW File Share Pro to respond outside requests. To learn how to config the Internet connection firewall of Windows XP, please click here.

Yes, please reference EFI Balance User Guide Windows XP Connection Appendix for more information. Since the Service Pack includes security and firewall protection, you will need to make system modifications for EFI Balance and its utilities to operate correctly.

If you have recently installed Windows XP SP2 and your eBooks will no longer work click here for the fix.

Yes, though as with any multiplayer game, you will need to configure the firewall to allow the application to access internet services. This can be done by adding the application to the list of exceptions for the firewall, and opening the required ports 2934 and 2935 (UDP). This Knowledge Base article explains how to configure the firewall in general for multiplayer games: http://support.microsoft.com/

Please consult your software firewall vendor's documentation about how to open up ports 2934 and 2935 (UDP).

BitComet 0.55 or above can work correctly under Windows XP SP2 without patch. However, limiting the connection attempt by the system may result in a slower speed at the beginning of downloading, since fewer peers can be connected at the same time. For those behind a NAT or firewall, the thrid-party [ http://www.lvllord.de/ patch] for tcpip.sys to fix that SP2 issue is still recommended.

The problem is related to the limits SP2 for Windows XP puts to the number of TCP connections a P2P program can make.

GB (10%) for each TIF (default) Pure installation is around 2GB. The cycle of usage will need 8 GB in total, but in my personal knowledge, 3GB would be sufficient. The Recycle Bin, TIF sizes are too over stressed.

Yes, Windows XP will have a "newer" look to it but will still have the basics of Windows we have grown accustomed to. The one that is debuted at the EMP is the "Luna" theme.

Yes, both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional have the built-in Internet Connection Firewall. The steps to turn on the firewall are identical. You might not be logged on as an administrator. You must be logged on as an administrator to turn on Internet Connection Firewall. When you first set up your Windows XP computer, the procedure guides you through the process of establishing an administrator account and password.

This problem is solved in recent Cygwin/X releases. Use cygwin setup to upgrade the xorg-x11-xwin package. The older X11 releases on the various commercial unices define the AltGr key as ModeSwitch, MetaR, AltR or similar. Cygwin/X expects it to be ISO_Level3_Switch. For reasons unknown to us this is reset when loggin into the remote host. As far as we don't have access to such a machine we are unable to track this down and find a reason.

This seems to be just a simple confusion. In my last newsletter I gave a link to the "Network" installation of the Windows XP SP2 and wrote that this was not for home users.... At a 260Mb download most home users would not want it! Do I need to uninstall the "public beta" of XP SP2 before I install the official XP SP2 release (sometimes referred to as XP SP2 RTM).

Yes. If you are using Project Mentor version 2.01 or later, it will work seamlessly within service pack 2. If you are version of Project Mentor prior to 2.01 you will get script warnings. These warnings are given by XP SP2 if Internet Explorer detects any scripts within a locally hosted web page. As Project Mentor requires these scripts for its normal working, these must be allowed. If you are using Project Mentor 1.

Be aware not all teeth that ARE in need of root canal therapy will cause pain. It is possible to be pain-free and still need a root canal.

If you are sharing a drive, on the Sharing tab, click If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click here. If the Share this folder on the network check box is unavailable, this computer is not on a network. If you would like to set up a home or small office network, click the Network Setup Wizard link and follow the instructions to turn on file sharing. Once file sharing is enabled, begin this procedure again.

More information can be found on the Windows Hardware compatibilty List (On the Microsoft website under 'Storage/CD-RW')).

You can use the SPCheck tool to determine the service pack level of installed components on computers that are running either Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, WIndows XP, or Windows Server 2003. The SPCheck tool generates a report that lists the origin of each file for each installed component. SPCheck examines each component one file at a time. Because of this, SPCheck must run under a security context that is equivalent to the local administrator account.

Note that doing any of the below will erase all data in your hard disk! You can boot from a Windows 9x boot disk, reformat the XP partition and install a previous version of Windows. If XP is installed using NTFS file system, you'll first have to use FDISK to delete the partition, type FDISK at the prompt. Once you are at the menu, select "Delete Non-dos Partition.