How easy/safe to remove SP2?

[Terry Pinnell]

What chance of complete success do I have if I decide to return to
SP1? If I decide to do it, can I 'simply' use Add/Remove Programs,
which I see contains an SP2 entry?

 

[AOrlando]

A lot of people I know have done this and it worked just finne for them.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Terry

That is the best to uninstall SP2 - via Add/Remove Programs.

 

[Guest]

Use Add/Remove Programs. If no go, please see this:

http://fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm#SomecommonWindowsXPproblems

Good Luck!
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[Goldrake]

Hi Terry

That is the best to uninstall SP2 - via Add/Remove Programs.

How I can turn to sp1 if I have a WindowsXP HOME with embedded sp2 ?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you performed a 'Clean' install with a slipstreamed SP2 CD, then you
can't go back to SP1/1a - only if you upgraded. In which case there should
be an entry in Add/Remove Programs to uninstall SP2.

 

[GasMan]

Get it here quick before it goes walkabout.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/winxpsp1.html

How I can turn to sp1 if I have a WindowsXP HOME with embedded sp2 ?

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[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Why not just go to the source:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx

The link you gave redirects to the source.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Other problems emerged, plus general instability. So I did decide to
revert to SP1. Used the Add/Remove route, and appears to be running OK
again. I did also clean up a bit afterwards using Norton WinDoctor.

 

[Guest]

Terry,

I removed SP2 and my system back to work OK. With SP2 the login process was
7 minutes, now with SP1 is 1 minute.

Maicon.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Terry,

I removed SP2 and my system back to work OK. With SP2 the login process was
7 minutes, now with SP1 is 1 minute.

Maicon.

Yes, must say it's a *great* relief to be back to normal!

With hindsight, I reckon I was over-influenced by the WU message
urging me to click for this 'critical upgrade'. Won't do that again.

How long do you propose to wait before giving it another go?

 

[Guest]

I'll wait Microsoft publish an Official Note (ex. I'm sorry for it!) or
another version of service pack (ex. Service Pack 2a).

Regards,

Maicon.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

If you wait for SP-2a, you will most likely wait forever since there
are no plans for SP-2a.

Instead research for possibility hardware or software compatibility
issues.
See:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm

Also see the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help.
I checked all and I find no problem with the hardware or software
compatibility.

Without SP-2a, only ramins wait for correction for this problem. Is
inadimissible wait 7 minutes to Login (after put my password) on a LAN.

Maicon.