I don't like service pack 2 and I want to delete it. How?

[Guest]

Service Pack 2 blocked active x content (java, etc.), which I need! I tried
to let that pass through the firewall, but it just wouldn't, so I uninstalled
Service Pack 2. Now I get a box on startup telling me to click here for
updates, ie: Service Pack 2 wants to reinstall itself. How can I delete it? I
did a search for service pack 2 and nothing came up.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Service Pack 2 blocked active x content (java, etc.), which I need! I tried
to let that pass through the firewall, but it just wouldn't, so I uninstalled
Service Pack 2. Now I get a box on startup telling me to click here for
updates, ie: Service Pack 2 wants to reinstall itself. How can I delete it? I
did a search for service pack 2 and nothing came up.

Hi

If SP2 have stared to download downloaded (or are ready to install),
and you want to get rid of the files without installing SP2, clean
out the Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:


%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


To avoid that Windows Updates/Automatic Updates tries to install
SP2 at all (up to 12. April 2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above).


This will not block you from installing SP2 from the SP2 CD...