Need to Uninstall SP2

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I don't know what article that is, I don't feel like looking it up, but did
you try removing it from Add/Remove programs? Or, you can do a system
restore to a day prior to the installation of SP2.

"Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I installed Windows XP Pro SP2, and I need to unistall Service Pack 2 due
>to
> software compatibility issue with software.
>
> Article ID 875350 will not work.
>
> Is it possible to uninstall SP2 or could I use a Windows XP PRO SP1 with a
> SP2 product ID?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will

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Manic

If an XP Pro SP2 CD was used to install, SP2 can't be installed..


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"Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SP2 was install with Windows Xp PRO.
>
> "lvee" wrote:
>
>> I don't know what article that is, I don't feel like looking it up, but
>> did
>> you try removing it from Add/Remove programs? Or, you can do a system
>> restore to a day prior to the installation of SP2.
>>
>> "Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:36132519-23E2-4D8C-B650-AF9A12FDDA4C@microsoft.com...
>> >I installed Windows XP Pro SP2, and I need to unistall Service Pack 2
>> >due
>> >to
>> > software compatibility issue with software.
>> >
>> > Article ID 875350 will not work.
>> >
>> > Is it possible to uninstall SP2 or could I use a Windows XP PRO SP1
>> > with a
>> > SP2 product ID?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Will
>>
>>
>>

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And you want points for that? )

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"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> If an XP Pro SP2 CD was used to install, SP2 can't be [uninstalled].
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> Manic
>>
>> If an XP Pro SP2 CD was used to install, SP2 can't be installed..
>>
>>
>>
>> "Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CB5CEAA8-FC90-460D-B0B7-08DE6C0EBA54@microsoft.com...
>> > SP2 was install with Windows Xp PRO.
>> >
>> > "lvee" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I don't know what article that is, I don't feel like looking it up,
>> > > but did
>> > > you try removing it from Add/Remove programs? Or, you can do a
>> > > system
>> > > restore to a day prior to the installation of SP2.
>> > >
>> > > "Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:36132519-23E2-4D8C-B650-AF9A12FDDA4C@microsoft.com...
>> > > > I installed Windows XP Pro SP2, and I need to unistall Service Pack
>> > > > 2 due
>> > > > to
>> > > > software compatibility issue with software.
>> > > >
>> > > > Article ID 875350 will not work.
>> > > >
>> > > > Is it possible to uninstall SP2 or could I use a Windows XP PRO SP1
>> > > > with a
>> > > > SP2 product ID?
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > >
>> > > > Will
>

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Manic wrote:

> I installed Windows XP Pro SP2, and I need to unistall Service Pack 2 due to
> software compatibility issue with software.

What is the software and compatability issue? There may be a work around.

>
> Article ID 875350 will not work.

Nope, it won't. That only applies to systems that had SP2 installed
seperately from the OS.

>
> Is it possible to uninstall SP2 or could I use a Windows XP PRO SP1 with a
> SP2 product ID?

They have to be the same type of CD (OEM, Retail, etc.) for the key to
work and I'd do a clean install, not a repair install. A repair install
will leave bits and pieces of SP2 behind.

Steve

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Renewal time, bébé! <w>

Kelly wrote:
> And you want points for that? )
>
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e7suJkGqFHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > If an XP Pro SP2 CD was used to install, SP2 can't be [uninstalled].
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> > > Manic
> > >
> > > If an XP Pro SP2 CD was used to install, SP2 can't be installed..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:CB5CEAA8-FC90-460D-B0B7-08DE6C0EBA54@microsoft.com...
> > > > SP2 was install with Windows Xp PRO.
> > > >
> > > > "lvee" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I don't know what article that is, I don't feel like looking it
> > > > > up, but did
> > > > > you try removing it from Add/Remove programs? Or, you can do a
> > > > > system
> > > > > restore to a day prior to the installation of SP2.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Manic" <Manic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:36132519-23E2-4D8C-B650-AF9A12FDDA4C@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I installed Windows XP Pro SP2, and I need to unistall Service
> > > > > > Pack 2 due
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > software compatibility issue with software.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Article ID 875350 will not work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is it possible to uninstall SP2 or could I use a Windows XP PRO
> > > > > > SP1 with a
> > > > > > SP2 product ID?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Will

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Kelly wrote:

> Am content in my
> state of euphoria, thank you. )


And all this time I thought you were in Louisiana! ;-)

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