How to remove downloaded SP2

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ECLiPSE 2002

In Automatic Updates I had earlier selected ..."download updates but
let me select when to install them".

SP2 downloaded and II now have the downloaded SP2 update in my system
tray and an annoying pop up reminder to install it each time I boot my
PC.

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified and I have taken all the necessary preinstallation steps.

Can someone tell me how to remove the download from my PC?

Thanks,

Frank
 
ECLiPSE said:
In Automatic Updates I had earlier selected ..."download updates but
let me select when to install them".

SP2 downloaded and II now have the downloaded SP2 update in my system
tray and an annoying pop up reminder to install it each time I boot my
PC.

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified
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That will be about 2034 and even then they will have missed a few. :)
 
Hi,

Turn off Automatic Updates, then delete the downloaded file from
\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
ECLiPSE 2002, <[email protected]>, the impregnated, butt-ugly lecher, and
gatekeeper, indoctrinated:

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! High order ****wit logic in full swing.

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You will be waiting for a very long time.


In Automatic Updates I had earlier selected ..."download updates but
let me select when to install them".

SP2 downloaded and II now have the downloaded SP2 update in my system
tray and an annoying pop up reminder to install it each time I boot my
PC.

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified and I have taken all the necessary preinstallation steps.

Can someone tell me how to remove the download from my PC?

Thanks,

Frank
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Frank;
Follow the directions Rick suggests.
Or if you simply wish to delay SP-2 until April 2005, use this tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aumng.mspx

What unknowns are you referring?
You need to research potential hardware and software issues with your
computer while waiting since the SP-2 available today is identical to
the SP-2 available in a year.
If you do nothing but wait, you are wasting your time.

When ready follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
 
Lady said:
You don't seem very certain.
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How can you be so sure?
Keep your day job.
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Would you cut off one of your fingers for a pay rise?
Are you one of those idiots who confuse Usenet with real life?
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Life's a bitch, then you marry one, then you die.
She's been brain dead for awhile.
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You need a new brain.
You're just witnessing her imitate the proverbial chicken dance.
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So what if I am just witnessing her imitate the proverbial chicken dance?
Who gives a ****?
Are you joking?
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Of course not, don't be silly.
When you do that, does it hurt?
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Maybe your mum will kiss it and make it feel better.
Learning to dislike kooks at an early age saves a lot of expense and
aggravation later in life.
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Life is a long song, but the tune ends too soon for us all.
A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
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How can you tell sincere honesty?
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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Do you ever feel like killing people?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
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But what is evil?
Who am I calling stupid?
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You don't think that I'm dumb, do you?
I don't know.
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Have you ever know?
What's your name?
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I don't want you to turn the other cheek. It's just as ugly.
 
Many thanks to all responders - even those that gave no substantive
assistance.

Frank
 
In Automatic Updates I had earlier selected ..."download updates but
let me select when to install them".

SP2 downloaded and II now have the downloaded SP2 update in my system
tray and an annoying pop up reminder to install it each time I boot my
PC.

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified and I have taken all the necessary preinstallation steps.

Can someone tell me how to remove the download from my PC?

Thanks,

Frank
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<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ba-ea5d-4425-89c1-c1cb1ccd463c&DisplayLang=en>
 
I have been informed by Microsoft techies that this is not possible

JohnM
In Automatic Updates I had earlier selected ..."download updates but
let me select when to install them".

SP2 downloaded and II now have the downloaded SP2 update in my system
tray and an annoying pop up reminder to install it each time I boot my
PC.

I have decided to defer the installation until all the unknowns are
identified and I have taken all the necessary preinstallation steps.

Can someone tell me how to remove the download from my PC?

Thanks,

Frank
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<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8bce6bba-ea5d-4425
-89c1-c1cb1ccd463c&DisplayLang=en>
 
Either you misunderstood or you were given bad information.
Delete this file:
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
 
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