Comments on: XP SP2: How to Remove or Uninstall Service Pack 2

By: 英文家教

英文家教 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:33:08 +0000

As individuals I think by learning something new it expands and improves who and what we are. Everyone should keep learning and never stop.

By: Loonylion

Loonylion — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:37:19 +0000

I too have integrated SP2. My laptop came with XP Home SP2, so my first move was to upgrade to XP Pro. That failed, because my XP Pro CD does not have any service packs on it. In short, MS expect me to pay £££s for a new XP Pro CD, when I already have one, and I have both SPs on separate CDs. Luckily, My university gave me access to MSDNAA, so I could get a copy of XP Pro SP2 for free. That still leaves me with the problem of how to get rid of the bloody SP2. nothing posted here works, and there is no uninstall dir. :x

By:

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:29:18 +0000

I have used every suggestion in this forum trying to get rid of SP2, and so far absolutely nothing works. I even went to MS to ask for help, and even though their SP2 royally messed up my computer, and gave me a lower download speed, they wanted $34 an hour to correct it. Why should I pay them anything when their product screwed up my equipment? Is there no justice? :evil:

By:

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 19:47:38 +0000

Just a note to say that nagatiru’s removal method does work!

Jody (computrguru)

By: dfasd

dfasd — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:45:56 +0000

dont work

By: That Guy

That Guy — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:52:53 +0000

When you unistall SP2 is it now considered SP1? in terms of what you would call it such as windows XP SP2 or SP1 etc…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:14:57 +0000

[quote="nagatiru"]You may try this follwoing steps

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk in your floppy disk drive or insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive or in the DVD drive, and then restart your computer.

Note When you receive the following message, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD:
Press any key to boot from CD

Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD drive or the DVD drive. For more information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD drive or the DVD drive, see the documentation that came with your computer or contact the computer manufacturer.
2. When you receive the Welcome to Setup message, press R to start the Recovery Console.

Note Multiple options will appear on the screen.
3. Select the Windows XP installation in question.

Note You must select a number before you press ENTER, or the computer will restart. Typically, only the 1: C:Windows selection is available.
4. If you are prompted to type an administrator password, do so. If you do not know the administrator password, press ENTER. (Typically, the password is blank.)

Note You will not be able to continue if you do not have the administrator password.
5. At the command prompt, type cd $ntservicepackuninstall$spuninst, and then press ENTER.

Note After you complete this step, you cannot stop the removal process.
6. At the command prompt, type batch spuninst.txt, and then press ENTER.

Note The Spuninstal.txt file appears. As the file scrolls down, you will see errors and files being copied. This is normal behavior.
7. After Windows XP SP2 is removed, type exit, and then press ENTER.
8. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. To do this, press F8 as the computer restarts.
Note After you restart, the system may lock up with a black screen. (Your mouse will work.) In this case, restart again by turning the computer off and then back on. The second restart will let you to log on.
9. When your computer restarts, Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) does not run, and the Windows icons and the Start button are unavailable. To resolve this problem, follow these steps: a. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to start Task Manager.
b. Click File, and then click New Task (Run…).
c. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
d. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesRpcSs
e. On the right side of the viewing pane, right-click ObjectName, click Modify, type LocalSystem in the Value data box, and then click OK.
f. Restart your computer

10. Use one of the previous methods to remove Windows XP SP2 from your computer.
For additional information about how to install and use the Recovery Console, visit the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307654 How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

By: nagatiru

nagatiru — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:13:27 +0000

You may try this follwoing steps

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk in your floppy disk drive or insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive or in the DVD drive, and then restart your computer.

Note When you receive the following message, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD:
Press any key to boot from CD

Note Multiple options will appear on the screen.
3. Select the Windows XP installation in question.

Note You will not be able to continue if you do not have the administrator password.
5. At the command prompt, type cd $ntservicepackuninstall$spuninst, and then press ENTER.

Note After you complete this step, you cannot stop the removal process.
6. At the command prompt, type batch spuninst.txt, and then press ENTER.

10. Use one of the previous methods to remove Windows XP SP2 from your computer.
For additional information about how to install and use the Recovery Console, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:02:10 +0000

sirpurr wrote:

yep.since installing sp2 my pc runs slow, it freezes all the time and i've tried nearly every suggestion to remove sp2 and none of them are working. sp2 is a parasite! :evil:

By: greginno

greginno — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:15:26 +0000

That’s the thing.. In the build that I referenced above, there is no $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder thus complicating things.