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Does that happen with a specific software you are trying to install? If yes, please post software name and version. Thank you.
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Does that happen with a specific software you are trying to install? If yes, please post software name and version. Thank you.

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Upgrade XP to Sp3 to so you have all the Microsoft fixes.
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Upgrade XP to Sp3 to so you have all the Microsoft fixes.

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XP installed without SP - how do we install SP1,2 and 3? pls send hyperlinks to download the .exe
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XP installed without SP - how do we install SP1,2 and 3? pls send hyperlinks to download the .exe

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I am trying to install applications on a newly installed Windows XP service Pack 1. However whenever i try to install applications &amp;&nbsp;software i get a message saying &quot;spinstall.exe is not valid WIN32 application, what does this mean &amp;&nbsp;how do I fix this problem?<br />
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Hi

I am trying to install applications on a newly installed Windows XP service Pack 1. However whenever i try to install applications & software i get a message saying "spinstall.exe is not valid WIN32 application, what does this mean & how do I fix this problem?

TX

Windows XP application Installaion Error

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Microsoft Development

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

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