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Windows XP SP3 back on Windows Update

May 6, 2008 11:59pm PDT

Windows XP SP3 is now back online for automatic download via Microsoft's Windows Update service. This comes shortly after the hasty withdrawal last week of both Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1...

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Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 includes 130 security fixes

September 23, 2002 7:00am PDT

In addition to addressing numerous security problems, Win2K SP3 includes fixes for the base operating system, Terminal Services, and Windows Directory Services. Hershel Dunne explains how SP3 will...

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What to expect from Windows 2000 SP3

September 9, 2002 7:00am PDT

Microsoft released Win2K SP3 to address a number of issues with the OS in areas of compatibility, security, and networking. Find out what fixes are included in SP3 and how they might affect your...

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SQL Server CE Version 1.1 Update for Use with IIS and SQL Server 2000 SP3 or SP3a (USA) 1 (Windows)

September 13, 2007 12:00am PDT

SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) version 1.1 is the compact database for rapidly developing applications that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices. Companies...

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SQL Server CE Version 1.1 Update for Use with IIS and SQL Server 2000 SP3 or SP3a (USA) 1 (Windows)

September 13, 2007 12:00am PDT

SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) version 1.1 is the compact database for rapidly developing applications that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices. Companies...

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SQL Server CE Version 2.0 Update for Use with IIS and SQL Server 2000 SP3 or SP3a (USA) 1 (Windows)

September 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) version 2.0 is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise...

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SQL Server CE Version 2.0 Update for Use with IIS and SQL Server 2000 SP3 or SP3a (USA) 1 (Windows)

September 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) version 2.0 is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise...

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Registry hack tricks Windows XP SP2 into thinking it’s running SP3

August 10, 2010 12:55pm PDT

You can make a machine running Windows XP SP2 think it's running SP3 with this quick and easy registry hack.

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TechRepublic Questions of the Week - December 30, 2009

December 30, 2009 7:51pm PST

The questions highlighted in this Questions of the Week post address issues with detecting OLE Office applications, joining a workstation Server 2003, Citrix Client sessions, boot devices, Outlook...

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How do I... stop Windows XP from nagging me about updates?

September 17, 2008 8:41am PDT

Riggy001 decided not to apply Windows XP SP3, but the operating system continued to nag him about it. After much wrangling, Riggy001 was given a procedure that removed that yellow nagging shield...

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Problems with XP SP3 highlight the need to beware of updates

May 9, 2008 1:42pm PDT

Microsoft finally shipped SP3 for Windows XP, but even with the final release not everything works right. The last thing you want is for users to blindly install Service Packs or other updates...

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I updated Windows XP with SP3 and nothing bad happened

May 7, 2008 8:50am PDT

All of the angst over whether to install SP3 buzzing around the blogosphere may be more hyperbole than actual experience. Mark Kaelin installed it on his test machine and nothing bad happened.

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Incompatibility sidelines service packs as Microsoft tries to find a Vista strategy

April 30, 2008 6:56am PDT

An incompatibility with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (MDRMS) has sidelined the upcoming service pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP and the same compatibility issue exists in the first...

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Top IT news for April 22: Smartphones out of stock, Intel cuts quad-core prices, Obama site hacked

April 22, 2008 5:14am PDT

Top IT news for April 22, 2008: lots of smartphones are out of stock, Obama site hacked and redirected to Clinton, Intel cuts quad-core prices, Windows XP SP3 goes RTM, iGoogle could become a...

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 internal schedule leaked

April 17, 2008 12:01am PDT

The folks over at Neowin.net have got their hands on the internal schedule for the release of SP3 for the venerable Windows XP operating system. If you have been looking forward to it, do take a...

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Security news roundup: Spybot Search & Destroy scans for rootkits, multiple patches from Apple

March 23, 2008 11:59pm PDT

Here’s a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers news that Spybot Search & Destroy now comes with the ability to detect rootkits, a re-release of a patch that...

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Microsoft brings more security to Windows in Vista SP1

February 4, 2008 12:01am PST

The upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1, which some say will be released today, as well as Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008, will feature new security APIs to help make Windows more...

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Excel bug has workarounds but no fix

January 16, 2008 10:18am PST

A bug in Excel will allow an attacker to “jimmy a PC sufficiently to snatch control from the rightful owner,� according to Computerworld. This affects Office Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 SP2, Excel...

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Windows XP SP3 release candidate now available

December 19, 2007 11:57pm PST

Hot on the heels of the Windows Vista SP1 release candidate is the release candidate of Windows XP SP3.

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IT News Digest Week in Review, October 19, 2007

October 19, 2007 5:49am PDT

The stories that are covered this week include Apple's iPhone saga, Windows XP SP3, quantum cryptography, video fingerprinting, VoIP E911, Mozilla's new Web browser for mobiles, Thunderbird, and more.