XP SP2: How to Remove or Uninstall Service Pack 2

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This walks the user through a couple of easy ways of removing SP2.


I believe SP2 is a wonderful upgrade; however, it obviously causes some problems on a few systems. If you are one of these unlucky ones, here are a couple of way of removing service packs.

From the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder

    1. Click Start
    2. Click Run
    3. Type the following in the open textbox:
    c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
    4. Click OK
    5. The removal wizard will start to walk you through the removal.

From the Add or Remove Programs Section:

    1. Open the Control Panel
    2. Click the Add or Remove Programs Icon
    3. Click the Show Updates checkbox
    4. Scroll down and select Windows XP Service Pack 2
    5. Click Remove
 

2 Comments -


  1. Haysayzilla1 said on July 14, 2010

    on add or remove programs it wont let you remove …says other programs will be affected. wont remove

  2. zeeshan said on November 15, 2011

    both methods are not apearing…..i mean i add remove there is no xp 2 option ….when i went in run it said there is no path

 

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