Re: Uninstalling SP2

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:10:39 -0500

Hi John,

You only need to do one of them. Each one of those three procedures will
restore the system to the pre-SP2 state. 

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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:274AAA88-EC50-415B-B001-31CBB4FEE0F9@microsoft.com...
>I have some comp problems and I want to uninstall SP2 to see if its from
> that.  i checked how to unistall it and it gave me this. do i only need to 
> do
> one of these to uninstall it or all of them.
>
>
> Use the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click
> OK.
>
> 2. Click to select the Show Updates check box.
>
> 3. Click Windows XP Service Pack 2, and then click Remove.
>
> 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove Windows XP SP2.
>
>
>
> Use the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type
> c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe in the Open box,
> and then click OK.
>
> 2. When the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Removal Wizard starts, click Next.
>
> 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove Windows XP SP2.
>
>
>
>
> Use the System Restore process
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe 
> in
> the Open box, and then click OK.
>
> 2. Click Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then click Next.
>
> 3. Click the date that you installed Windows XP SP2, and then click
> Installed Window XP Service Pack 2 in the Restore Point box.
>
> 4. Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to remove
> Windows XP SP2.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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