downgrading to Win2K sp2 from sp4

[Guest]

Hi,
I want to bring up a setup where I need to have Win2K with Service Pack 2, where as I have Win2K with SP4.
How can I downgrade.
I tried settings->control panel->add/remove programs
but, I cud not see any Service Packs there which I could remove.

Can any one help me out doing this.

thanks in advance.
Karunakar.

 

[Dave Patrick]

These may help.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

Then be sure to apply these ones before connecting to any network.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Hi,
| I want to bring up a setup where I need to have Win2K with Service Pack 2,
where as I have Win2K with SP4.
| How can I downgrade.
| I tried settings->control panel->add/remove programs
| but, I cud not see any Service Packs there which I could remove.
|
| Can any one help me out doing this.
|
| thanks in advance.
| Karunakar.
|

 

[Guest]

Hi Mr. Deve, thanks.
Thanks for ur reply.
sorry for the delay in my reply. The link which you gave is not relavent to me.
My question is different, I have a CD win2k with sevice pack4.
When i install it, its Win2K;sp4. But I want to downgrade it to service pack 3/ sp2.
It wont allow me to install lower sp's over that.

I need it bcoz, i have to test my s/w on sp2/sp3.
Could you plz, tell me how to do this.

Best regards
karunakar.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not possible with an integrated install CD-Rom

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Hi Mr. Deve, thanks.
| Thanks for ur reply.
| sorry for the delay in my reply. The link which you gave is not relavent
to me.
| My question is different, I have a CD win2k with sevice pack4.
| When i install it, its Win2K;sp4. But I want to downgrade it to service
pack 3/ sp2.
| It wont allow me to install lower sp's over that.
|
| I need it bcoz, i have to test my s/w on sp2/sp3.
| Could you plz, tell me how to do this.
|
| Best regards
| karunakar.

 

[Ralph]

It is possible if you created a SP4 uninstall thing before you loaded SP4.
Sorry I can't remember what it was called, but I was asked if I wanted to
create it when I was installing SP4. I did and it creates a large directory
of backup files on my harddrive.

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Karunakar wrote in message

Hi Mr. Deve, thanks.
Thanks for ur reply.
sorry for the delay in my reply. The link which you gave is not relavent to me.
My question is different, I have a CD win2k with sevice pack4.
When i install it, its Win2K;sp4. But I want to downgrade it to service pack 3/ sp2.
It wont allow me to install lower sp's over that.

I need it bcoz, i have to test my s/w on sp2/sp3.
Could you plz, tell me how to do this.

Best regards
karunakar.

These may help.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

Then be sure to apply these ones before connecting to any network.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Hi,
| I want to bring up a setup where I need to have Win2K with Service Pack 2,
where as I have Win2K with SP4.
| How can I downgrade.
| I tried settings->control panel->add/remove programs
| but, I cud not see any Service Packs there which I could remove.
|
| Can any one help me out doing this.
|
| thanks in advance.
| Karunakar.
|

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

It is possible if you created a SP4 uninstall thing before you loaded SP4.
Sorry I can't remember what it was called, but I was asked if I wanted to
create it when I was installing SP4. I did and it creates a large directory
of backup files on my harddrive.

Hi

This is not valid when SP4 is slipstreamed into the OS CD itself,
like Karunakar is using.