Windows Xp Sp2 Uninstallation

[Guest]

i am uninstalling service pack 2 installed on windows xp professional
machine. The uninstallatin files exist in
c:\windows\$ntservicepackuninstall\... . but after completion of a file
remains in ..\$ntservicepackuninstall\spuninst\_000225_tmp.dll still exists
when uninstall is complete. i have not restarted the machine till now and its
a requirement which has to be met.
i want to know following things :-
1) any body having any idea what is the purpose of this file ?
2) will it impact system state or uninstallation if i delete this folder
structture?

thanks in advance!!
Neeraj

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

There should be no problem deleting that file.
Most likely it will be gone after the reboot.
Reboot before attempting to delete.

 

[Guest]

Thier is a critical update for xp if SP2 is removed,#878454

 

[Guest]

Thanks Jones for the prompt reply.
the requirement is like this we have to delete the file before rebooting the
system. its getting deleting also by putting the command for deletion in
script. the only concern was it will not disturb the system state in case of
deletion. can i know the purpose of this file.

Thanks,
NB

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

The "spuninst" tells us that it is the uninstall file for the Service Pack.
"tmp" tells us it is a temporary file that will probably be deleted
automatically when Windows is done with it or after a reboot.

You can safely delete it now.
But sometimes you get a message the file is still in use and the proper fix
is to reboot before deleting.

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