Windows XP SP2 is the "Service Pack 2" edition, the second package of Windows XP Operative system, created by Microsoft
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Compiled a C++ program in Visual Studio Professional 2013, will not work with Windows XP SP3
I usually hate asking questions but this one has me stumped.
I am creating a small game using C++ and Allegro5 in Visual Studio Professional 2013. I have used the Visual Studio 2013 – Windows XP (v120_xp) platform toolset, and made sure the Visual…

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Execute antivirus program programmatically using delphi
I wrote an small app to transfer files using the indy components, now i want start the antivirus program when the transfer is finished to check the files.
how i can execute the antivirus program installed in the client side, when the download…

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How to clear "temporary" (tomApplyTmp) formatting from a RichEdit?
In the 2015 blog post RichEdit Colors, Microsoft developer Murray Sargent noted that the RichEdit controlsupports "temporary" formatting; used by spell checkers and IME editors:
Temp formatting
IMEs and proofing tools like to use character
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sql server 2008 express installation problem in windows xp sp2
I need to install Sql Server Express 2008 on my PC which has Windows XP SP2 (32 bit). But while installing Sql Server, the Windows PowerShell installation fails. This ceases the Sql Server installation.
What shall I do now? I found that there's no…

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Targeting Windows XP SP2 with Visual C++ 2010 (VS2010) SP1
Is it possible to target Windows XP SP2 with Visual C++ 2010 (VS2010) SP1?
(i.e. do executables built with VC++2010 SP1 run fine on XP SP2?)
Or do MFC/ATL/CRT of VC++2010 SP1 use some APIs not available on XP SP2?
Thanks.
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GetSystemPath or SHGetSpecialFolderPath - Which do I use for CommonDocs folder?
(Delphi 2006) I am getting the Common documents folder in order to create another folder off it during my app startup. This has been working fine - it always returns:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\
but I have just received a bug…

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How to create, edit, and save file through MS Shell from Ubuntu Terminal?
I'm working on exploiting a bug on Windows XP SP2 by using Metasploit and I do this from Ubuntu terminal.
Now, I have connected to Windows Shell but now I have small problem with saving my text file. I am using edit file.txt command and then type…

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Querying win32_NetworkConnection is slow on Windows 7
Folks,
For years, I've been happily using the below C# IsNetworkDrive method to determine "Is this a network drive?" under Windows XP. It still produces the expected result under Windows 7, but it takes something in the order of 10 seconds for each…

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.NET 3.5 SP1 Installation Error
I have Windows XP Service Pack-2 on my PC. When I tried to install .NET 3.5 SP1 from following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=22
then during the installation part, the setup shows me an error that…

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could not start the service MySQL.error 0
I am getting the following error when I try to configure MySQL instance, could any one help out to resolve this error.
I am using Windows XP SP2.

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FileNotFoundException thrown when calling Assembly.GetExportedTypes()
I'm getting this error when running a .net 2.0 app on a stripped-down XP SP3 x86 virtual machine, even if .net 2.0 framework runtime has already been installed prior to installing the app.
Exception Source: mscorlib
Exception Type: …

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WindowsForm Application fails to run on different computer
I'm very new to VB programming. I've made an application on VB using Visual Basic 2013 Ultimate and want it to run on Windows XP installed on my office PC.
The application does convert a delimited text file into an excel file using text to column…

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Closing form with X much slower then taskbar close
One of our customers is using Windows XP with SP2. When they close a form using the normal X button on the form it takes around 30 seconds for the form to be closed. However when they right click on the form in the windows taskbar and click on close…

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Where do I find the schema for .NET v2.0.50727 (SP2) machine.config file on XP?
Where do I find the schema for .NET v2.0.50727 (SP2) machine.config file on XP?

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Problem making MinGW-64-compiled program self-contained in Windows XP
I'm trying to migrate the MinGW compiler suite from 32 bits to 64. My application has run under 32-bit MinGW for several years. I installed MinGW-w64 in Late November. The program versions are
C:\wba\sd>gcc --version
gcc (i686-posix-dwarf-rev0,…

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