S
Sharon
After installing WIN XP SP2, I had difficulties. HP sent
out updates that should be installed prior to installing
SP2. They recommended Uninstallilng SP2, installing the
updates, then reinstalling SP2. I uninstalled SP2. Then
I downloaded and installed the updates. I have a Compaq,
not HP but I assumed the updates were for both. Maybe
they weren't. When I tried to restart the computer,
everything froze.
I did a system restore through Safe Mode which worked to
get me back into my computer. But unfortunately I
couldn't get back to the date before I had installed
SP2. Now, when I try to uninstall SP2, I get a message
that it may have already been uninstalled, but there are
at least parts of the service pack still on my computer
because it is listed in the Add/Remove Program, it is
still listed as part of my Windows Version in Windows and
in IE, and many of the SP2 behaviors that I didn't like
before are still present.
How can I remove all of the SP2 components completely?
The add/remove uninstall method doesn't work, System
Restore no longer has restore points before the
installation of SP2, the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$
solution doesn't work. And my computer came with Win XP
Home and a Compaq Recovery CD and not a Windows XP CD.
So I am not sure if I can try the Recovery Console method
using the Compaq Recovery CD. What would I look for on
the CD? Am I going to have to do a factory restore?
That puts me back to a time before SP1. Aaaaaagggahhh.
out updates that should be installed prior to installing
SP2. They recommended Uninstallilng SP2, installing the
updates, then reinstalling SP2. I uninstalled SP2. Then
I downloaded and installed the updates. I have a Compaq,
not HP but I assumed the updates were for both. Maybe
they weren't. When I tried to restart the computer,
everything froze.
I did a system restore through Safe Mode which worked to
get me back into my computer. But unfortunately I
couldn't get back to the date before I had installed
SP2. Now, when I try to uninstall SP2, I get a message
that it may have already been uninstalled, but there are
at least parts of the service pack still on my computer
because it is listed in the Add/Remove Program, it is
still listed as part of my Windows Version in Windows and
in IE, and many of the SP2 behaviors that I didn't like
before are still present.
How can I remove all of the SP2 components completely?
The add/remove uninstall method doesn't work, System
Restore no longer has restore points before the
installation of SP2, the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$
solution doesn't work. And my computer came with Win XP
Home and a Compaq Recovery CD and not a Windows XP CD.
So I am not sure if I can try the Recovery Console method
using the Compaq Recovery CD. What would I look for on
the CD? Am I going to have to do a factory restore?
That puts me back to a time before SP1. Aaaaaagggahhh.