it calls my atention that in other post, a crashing problem on mac was solved only by updating the software version in this thread.

http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&t=17820 [sidefx.com]

does it means that there are specific versions of houdini that works better with every o.s. or service pack in windows?

so, if i dont have a specific service pack in windows xp it could be a cause of crash?

is there any table or something to see what version of houdini is more compatible with each o.s. or windows service pack?