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Remove Windows XP
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Remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your Pc: Web Tech Support!
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Remove Windows XP
Service Pack 2 from your Pc; Web Tech Support! Having nothing but trouble with the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 on your system? If your one of the few who want to remove SP2 from your system, then this how to page is for you.
Sometimes some of your older programs don’t work properly on your system having Windows XP Service Pack 2 upgrades installed. Or maybe you just wanted to installed SP2 to try it out on your Pc, and now you want to remove it.
If your haveing problems with SP2 and you don't want to troubleshoot the problem for yourself, you can also uninstall Windows XP Service Pak 2 from a machine. This how to describes different way to safely remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer.
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 can be uninstalled your computer using any of the following ways. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
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* Using Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel
* Using System Restore process
* Using Recovery Console
Using Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel: Web Tech Support.
The Steps:
1. Click Start button shown on the lower left corner of your desktop; a popup menu will appear on you screen.
2. Click Run on the popup menu.
3. Run dialog box will appear on the screen.
4. Type appwiz.cpl in the Open textbox.
5. Click OK button.
6. Click to select the Show Updates check box.
7. Click Windows XP Service Pack 2 in the installed programs list.
8. And click Remove button.
9. Windows XP Service Pack 2 Removal Wizard will appear on the screen.
10. Click Next button on the dialog box.
11. Uninstall of Windows XP Service Pack 2 will now begin.
12. This will uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 2 from this machine. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more How To's!
Using System Restore process: Web Tech Support.
The Steps:
1. Click Start button shown on the lower left corner of your desktop; a popup menu will appear on you screen.
2. Click Run on the popup menu.
3. Run dialog box will appear on the screen.
4. Type in %SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe in the Open textbox.
5. And click OK button.
6. System Restore dialog box will appear on your screen.
7. Click Restore my computer to an earlier time.
8. And click Next button.
9. Click the date that you installed Windows XP SP2, and then click Installed Window XP Service Pack 2 in the Restore Point box.
10. You will be asked to confirm that you want to restore you machine on selected restore point; click Next button.
11. This will start restoring you machine to the selected restore point.
12. This may ask you to restart you machine.
13. When your machine restarts a message will be displayed informing you that your machine has been restored on the selected restore point. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
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Using Recovery Console: Web Tech Support.
The Steps:
Warning: Before you continuing please keep in mind that; if you use Registry Editor incorrectly, this can result in serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
If you cannot successfully remove Windows XP SP2 by using one of the previous methods, you can follow these 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.
2. Now restart your computer.
3. Change you bios settings to boot from the startup disk or Windows XP CD.
4. When you restart your machine you will receive a message saying; press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD; Press any key to boot from CD.
5. When you receive the Welcome to Setup message, press R to start the Recovery Console.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. At the command prompt, type cd $ntservicepackuninstall$\spuninst, and then press ENTER. Note: After you complete this step, you cannot stop the removal process.
9. 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.
10. After Windows XP SP2 is removed, type exit, and then press ENTER.
11. 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.
12. 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:
- e. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs
- f. On the right side of the viewing pane, right-click ObjectName, click Modify, type LocalSystem in the Value data box, and then click OK.
- g. Restart your computer
13. Use one of the previous methods to remove Windows XP SP2 from your computer. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
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