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Questions tagged [sp3]

Stands for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Ask questions that relate specifically to Service Pack 3.

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How to enable multiple processors on XP SP 3?

I've got a Lenovo n100 laptop that's 3 years old. It dual boots the original Windows XP that came with it and Ubuntu, and I just now noticed that the XP installation, on the Task Manager, only shows 1 CPU. The device manager does show 2 processors…
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Mouse: Single clicks occasionally register as double clicks

I have a generic Logitech USB Optical Mouse (couldn't find a model number) and occasionally when I am doing a single click, it registers as a double click instead. For example, when I click a file once, it opens it rather than selects it. What could…
Wesley
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How to rename files using F2 on Windows XP, without the extension being selected?

On Windows Vista & 7, when you select a file and press F2, only the file name is automatically selected without spanning the extension. Then you can write the new file name and hit enter. It is a useful feature as you don't have to select the file…
Mehper C. Palavuzlar
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"Sharing and Security" is missing from my XP Laptop

I have this work laptop with XP SP3. I am missing the right click option "sharing and security" which allows me to share folders and such. The "Sharing" tab is also missing from a right click > properties. At least I think there used to be one.…
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Windows XP SP3 - Upgrade - No longer part of workgroup

When I woke up this morning I decided to have a really lousy day. For a long time I have been telling auto updater to remind me later about installing SP3. But not this morning... It looked good, until I tried to access my NAS. Can't connect,…
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How can I change the priority of a Windows service process?

I would like to run the Windows Desktop Search indexer at below normal priority. When I try to set this via task manager, I get 'Access is denied'. Is there a way to remove whatever restrictions are protecting this process? Or ideally, configure it…
staemer
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How can I install SP3 on Win XP without having it save files for uninstallation?

I have the SP3 network install file, installing over a pristine original Windows XP installation. When I run the SP3 install, it spends aeons estimating space for uninstallation and whatnot. I don't care about this and I just wanna get done with it…
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Primary IDE Channel: Ultra DMA Mode 5 >> PIO Mode

My netbook was having huge audio lag and just abnormally slow processing. After doing some searching on the internet, I found out that I needed to uninstall/reinstall the Primary IDE Channel found under the IDE controller section in the Device…
Wesley
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Browsing \\computer\share fails, but net use \\computer\share works?

I've had mixed results with using Windows Explorer to browse remote file shares. The setup: I'm at work on Windows XP SP3 Files are at home on Windows XP SP3 Two separate VPNs are available to access my PC at home corporate OpenVPN (10.1.2.3) a…
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Windows XP Disc: corrupt or not corrupt?

I just finished one of my builds and am trying to install Windows XP onto it. Here are the specs beforehand... Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.4 GHz (512KB L2, 533MHz FSB) QDI Superb 4 Motherboard 2x 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM Seagate 80GB IDE HDD Bestec 250W…
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cpu usage nearly 100 constantly windows xp sp3

When running some heavy applications like games or virtual box for some time.. the cpu usage is normal for some 15 mins and then suddently cpu usage increases. even after i quit the heavy apps and when i start some other apps, the cpu usage of the…
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What's the difference between these two printer icons?

Do the different icons represent a different printer driver functionality? And should I be aware of the difference? I never specified anything different in the installation, but the disk makes me concerned that one of these installed printers may…
Giffyguy
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Upon installing SP3, desktop icons don't load, taskbar disappears and nothing runs at startup

I have recently been forced to reinstall Windows XP. Since then, every time I install Service Pack 3, my task bar does not load when I log in. The only way I have been able to get it back is to repair the install using the Windows XP install disk.…
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cmd.exe tab completion character set to something odd

Background: I have an install of Windows XP SP3 OEM that I use often. Recently its cmd.exe somehow forgot that pressing TAB means I want to use the completion feature. I found out how to fix this problem here, and it worked just fine. Cause for…
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Customizing Notifications in XP

Under taskbar properties in Windows XP SP3, there is an option to customize the notification area. However, when I'm trying to customize the past items, I see that there are nearly 100 different items, the majority of them are programs which have…
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