WinXP sp 2 beta1

[Guest]

I'm using ACER laptop with Windows XP Home Edition.
A month ago I got a CD from my friend titled Windows XP SP2 beta1, I
installed that CD, after that my Windows became Windows XP Professional with
Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_beta1.031215-1745 (Service Pack 2, v.2055) What it is?
Now I get CD Windows XP Service Pack 2 from Microsoft, but I cannot apply
this CD and got an error message that this service pack cannot be installed
on my computer with current Windows. How I remove that old sp2 beta1 and
install this new CD?
Thanks and regards,
Yudhi

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Uninstall the Beta version first. There should an entry in Add/Remove
Programs for an uninstall option, but make sure that 'Show Updates' is
enabled. Then install SP2 from the CD.

 

[André Cruz]

Hello,

Go to Control Panel-Add or Remove Programs-Select Show Updates- Then look
for an entry named SP2 RC1 or SP2 RC2 and uninstall... After this you can
run SP2 installer for the RTM version

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

I'm using ACER laptop with Windows XP Home Edition.
A month ago I got a CD from my friend titled Windows XP SP2 beta1, I
installed that CD, after that my Windows became Windows XP Professional
with
Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_beta1.031215-1745 (Service Pack 2, v.2055) What it is?
Now I get CD Windows XP Service Pack 2 from Microsoft, but I cannot apply
this CD and got an error message that this service pack cannot be
installed
on my computer with current Windows. How I remove that old sp2 beta1 and
install this new CD?

Yudhi,

It sounds like your "friend" did not just give you the SP2 Beta - but
actually a potentially pirated copy for Windows XP Professional.
If you definitely now have Windows XP Professional where you had Windows XP
Home Edition and it has not been installed into a new folder then your only
option to remove it and become legal again is to reinstall your own copy of
Windows XP Home Edition. (this may require a reformat and loss of all
installed applications and data if you do not back up the files first.)

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Mike
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[Guest]

I have tried to uninstall but I still can not find it in the Add/Remove
Programs

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Did you opt to save the uninstall files? If not, the uninstall option won't
be in Add/Remove Programs and you will have to 'Clean' install XP, then use
the SP2 CD to upgrade on top of that.