Microsoft KB Archive/884130

= Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer =

Article ID: 884130

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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INTRODUCTION
This article contains a list of programs that are known to experience loss of functionality when they run on a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer. If you are using a program that appears on this list, contact the software vendor for more information. Microsoft is updating this list with new information as we receive it. Therefore, check this article frequently.

For client-based and server-based programs that communicate over the Internet or over a network, the new Windows Firewall feature that is included with Windows XP SP2 may be blocking unsolicited connections to your computer. Examples of these types of programs are:
 * Multiplayer games and instant message programs that are used over the Internet.
 * Windows XP SP2-based client programs that receive data from a server.
 * Windows XP SP2-based server programs that respond to client requests.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to use the Windows Firewall feature to let programs accept connections, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842242 Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2

875357 Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2

For programs that exhibit issues on 64-bit-based computers that support the No Execute (NX) technology, the new Data Execution Prevention feature that is included with Windows XP SP2 may be preventing the programs from running correctly.

For more information about how to use the Data Execution Prevention feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

875351 You receive a &quot;Data Execution Prevention&quot; error message in Windows XP Service Pack 2

The following table lists programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP SP2-based computer.

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