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The requirements page states clearly that Imagemagick 6.7.1.0 REQUIRES Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Lots of software developers make this statement - yet it proves NOT to be a hard requirement.
I have a happily running older version of Imagemagick on my Windows XP sp 1 computer, and I am hesitant to try to upgrade without knowing in advance if this should work, or not. I dont want it to break an otherwise working fine install.

Has anyone tried this?

Is the limitation merely 'during the installation' where the installer queries the OS to see what sp is installed - and if the desired sp is not found, the installer fails?

Or is there a true requirement, that when the program launches, it simply wont execute due to some required DLL or file version not being present on a 'prior to sp3' system?

Thanks for your kind help here.

Greg

The official docs say ImageMagick 6.7.1 requires XP sp3.
This is not true.
I just installed it to XP sp2.

Just wanted anyone who cares to know this...

to add more information here...

actually the computer is XP sp1

though ive made a few changes in the registry so that it reports sp2.

true fact is that ive not run the XP sp2 upgrade on that computer.

so technically, imagemagick 6.7.1 was installed to an XP sp1 computer.