Removal of Hotfix for Windows XP (KB954550-v5

[James B. Holladay]

I screwed up!!
Is there any way to remove this Hotfix without reloading Windows?
I am comfortable working in the registry.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I screwed up!!
Is there any way to remove this Hotfix without reloading Windows?
I am comfortable working in the registry.

Have you tried the obvious? Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Show
Updates?


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?

 

[James B. Holladay]

WinXP SP2



Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?

 

[Richard]

WinXP SP2

Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?

Hi James,

Please explain what happened. How did you install that update, from the
Knowledge Base article hotfix page? from Windows Update? Did it completely
install? What problems before or after have you had?

Some Microsoft XPS features are not available in Windows Server 2003 and
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/954550
WARNING: Once installed this update cannot be removed through Add and
Remove Programs.

Note: This update can also be obtained as part of the Microsoft XPS
Essentials Pack. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/viewxps.mspx

Do you have a System Restore point that pre-dates the installation?

Is there some reason you have not installed Service Pack 3 yet?

HTH. (Hope This Helps.
--Richard

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Might as well leave it in-place. It'll be included in SP3 when you install
it anyway.

NB: Computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further critical
security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function, and Windows
Update website will not be available after 12 April 2010 until SP3 is
installed.

 

[BillW50]

In PA Bear [MS MVP] typed on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:58:38 -0500:

NB: Computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further
critical security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function,
and Windows Update website will not be available after 12 April 2010
until SP3 is installed.

One of my many Windows XP machines I already stopped updating back in
May of 2009. There are many reasons for this:

1) It sports only a 4GB SSD

2) My MS EWF doesn't work with SP3

3) Updates will stop in the future anyway, so why not get used to idea
now?

With Microsoft's EWF (Enhanced Write Filter), updates doesn't really
seem necessary anyway. And it is my belief that a firewall blocks most
viruses. And a good anti-virus program blocks the rest. So whether or
not one gets updates or not doesn't seem that important to me.

I know my father has refused updates on his computer for years. As one
update hosed his system and now refuses to update his computer at all. I
did talk him into using backups. And he did get a virus once. But no big
deal, restored from a backup and all is well once again.

So I don't really think not getting updates is as bad as most makes it
out to be. Heck there are still Windows 98 users out there that isn't
getting updates anyway. In fact, I have one such machine myself.

 

[James B. Holladay]

Thanks for all the good information.
I have been off line doing a fresh install, for other reasons, but will take
your advice and leave it off this time, at least until SP3.

In PA Bear [MS MVP] typed on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:58:38 -0500:

NB: Computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further
critical security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function,
and Windows Update website will not be available after 12 April 2010
until SP3 is installed.

One of my many Windows XP machines I already stopped updating back in May
of 2009. There are many reasons for this:

1) It sports only a 4GB SSD

2) My MS EWF doesn't work with SP3

3) Updates will stop in the future anyway, so why not get used to idea
now?

With Microsoft's EWF (Enhanced Write Filter), updates doesn't really seem
necessary anyway. And it is my belief that a firewall blocks most viruses.
And a good anti-virus program blocks the rest. So whether or not one gets
updates or not doesn't seem that important to me.

I know my father has refused updates on his computer for years. As one
update hosed his system and now refuses to update his computer at all. I
did talk him into using backups. And he did get a virus once. But no big
deal, restored from a backup and all is well once again.

So I don't really think not getting updates is as bad as most makes it out
to be. Heck there are still Windows 98 users out there that isn't getting
updates anyway. In fact, I have one such machine myself.