XP Service Pack 2 auto intall - how to remove it?

[Guest]

My computer has automatically downloaded XP2. Every time I start the computer
I am asked if I want to install it. NO I don’t at this time.
It would have been great if MS would have put in an option for various
postponement notifications, such as 1, 5, 10, … etc, days into the future.
Does anyone know how to delete, or temporarily suspend, this annoying
persistent self installation attempt?
I don’t want to stop all updates; but I am not ready for XP2 yet.
Thanks,
Tom

 

[Phil]

You asked this yesterday and it was answered by three people. Please see
your original post for the answers.

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Here is the link to disable the install:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aumng.mspx

I would recommend disabling it though, you can also disable Automatic
Updates, by right clicking My Computer > Properties > Automatic Updates and
select the options to disable.

What to know before installing XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

Andre

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Please take your issue to the new SP2 chat at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=Wxpsp2chat

 

[MicroMark]

I used that once Colin, and it was quite discouraging. I much prefer
this group, where the OP is exposed to dozens of EWQ (extremely
well qualified) gurus.

I used that MS support.chat, got one on one with a supposed MS trained
expert...explained my problem, had to explain it again, then once more,
then he said "so what's your problem?" I gave up on him.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

My computer has automatically downloaded XP2. Every time I start the computer
I am asked if I want to install it. NO I don’t at this time.
It would have been great if MS would have put in an option for various
postponement notifications, such as 1, 5, 10, … etc, days into the future.
Does anyone know how to delete, or temporarily suspend, this annoying
persistent self installation attempt?
I don’t want to stop all updates; but I am not ready for XP2 yet.
Thanks,
Tom

Hi

If SP2 have started to download (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 e.g. the SP2 CD
later on...