Re: Seems MS is coming out with an updated version of sp2 around sept29

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From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 21:27:57 -0700

Jone Doe wrote:

> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:029b01c4945f$e7e4ec00$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>this came from a level 11 person
>>
>>Oh well now I'm totally convinced! ;-)
>>
>>Seriously the chance of any CSR being right about the
>>future corporate plans of any company has historically
>>been just about the same as random chance.
>>
>
>
> And all the CD's that have been sent out will be recalled at the same time.
> Sounds to me like the big bug that was to hit us when 1999 went into 2000,
> remember all that?
>
> SP2 doesn't break anything. If you have followed the instructions,
> prominently posted on the MS web site, you should have no problem with the
> upgrade.
>
> Also, I didn't think you could uninstall SP2 by doing a restore. It took
> out restore points when I put it on my XP Pro box...and I seem to read
> something about using the add/remove if you have to eliminate it....
>
>
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Yes you can remove it by using system restore as one option. Below is a
link describing ways to remove SP2. A restore point, in fact a very
large one, is created at the beginning of the restore process.

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=875350

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