Can I uninstall Service Pack 2?

frankiee · 01-16-2007, 04:55 AM

Can I uninstall Service Pack 2 ?

red onion · 01-16-2007, 05:03 AM

Yes; Look in Add/Remove programs and you should see it listed there.
But I would want to know why you want to uninstall it

...Windows XP is MUCH safer with it installed.

ChickenWing · 01-16-2007, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red onion

Yes; Look in Add/Remove programs and you should see it listed there.
But I would want to know why you want to uninstall it

...Windows XP is MUCH safer with it installed.

and many things need SP2 to function or be installed on your system

**The_Other_One** · 01-16-2007, 05:10 AM

Did you upgrade to SP2? If the install was Windows SP2, then no.

But as the others said, why do you want to uninstall?

PC eye · 01-16-2007, 05:25 AM

SP2 is mandated along with SP4 on 2000 by most new games and apps alike. If the installation disk was an earlier release with or without SP1 the fact that SP2 went on without a hitch is one good reason to keep it on. For removal you would go into the add/remove programs as mentioned before and put a check mark on the "show Windows updates" box.

With SP2 included on the installation disk the list of SP2 items are about two small items there. Those are about 2mb in size compared to the full 266mb of the service pack. Here I'm waiting to see if they do release an SP3 for XP soon after the 1/30/2007 deadline for Vista.

tobywuk · 01-16-2007, 02:39 PM

he may want to try penetration testing on a standard, unpatched xp system.

PC eye · 01-17-2007, 12:41 AM

The first question stands as to why anyone would want it removed unless it was known for sure to interfere with some type of older programs(s).

[-0MEGA-] · 01-17-2007, 01:50 AM

If the OS is built with SP2, then you cant uninstall it. But if you installed it after you installed XP, you can.

tlarkin · 01-17-2007, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobywuk

he may want to try penetration testing on a standard, unpatched xp system.

why try to hack windows? It is pointless and easy. Not to mention with out SP2 there are like 100s of known viruses, spyware, and malware, etc that exploit known security loop holes in SP1 and earlier. You are basically opening a can of whoop ass on yourself by uninstalling it.

gamerman4 · 01-17-2007, 03:17 AM

every time i try to install SP2, i have to reinstall windows to get my computer to boot.... so SP1 is serving me for all my needs and with my firewall, not a damn virus on it. Games don't NEED SP2, they just put SP2 there because that is the only "supported" one by M$ right now.

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gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	every time i try to install SP2, i have to reinstall windows to get my computer to boot.... so SP1 is serving me for all my needs and with my firewall, not a damn virus on it. Games don't NEED SP2, they just put SP2 there because that is the only "supported" one by M$ right now. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

01-16-2007, 05:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	SP2 is mandated along with SP4 on 2000 by most new games and apps alike. If the installation disk was an earlier release with or without SP1 the fact that SP2 went on without a hitch is one good reason to keep it on. For removal you would go into the add/remove programs as mentioned before and put a check mark on the "show Windows updates" box. With SP2 included on the installation disk the list of SP2 items are about two small items there. Those are about 2mb in size compared to the full 266mb of the service pack. Here I'm waiting to see if they do release an SP3 for XP soon after the 1/30/2007 deadline for Vista.

01-16-2007, 02:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
tobywuk Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 377	he may want to try penetration testing on a standard, unpatched xp system.

01-17-2007, 12:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	The first question stands as to why anyone would want it removed unless it was known for sure to interfere with some type of older programs(s).

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