Windows Service Pack problems

[Goins001]

Help! I downloaded the latest service pack for XP Prof. And now my IE hardly works, along with a few other things! Can someone please tell me how to uninstall it? I know theres a way i just can't remember how!

[Bandit]

latest service pack of what? to uninstall it hmm
go to control panel and then go to add/remove programs and look around if its there, well if its not there then its permanent.
I have no idea how to uninstall it but did you try speeding up your copmuter by defraging it? or deleting files and cleaning up your computer?

[BRO DUDE]

its in add/remove but under a weird name "Q18573276 sp1 hotfix" thats just a kind of example but u need to find out what was the last 1 u installed b 4 u uninstall

[Dr.MAD]

I wouls also suggest to clear all the cookies, temporary internet files and all that stuff.
I don't like Service packs... create much trouble

[knackers]

Microsoft's update Q811493 can cause problems like this. If you have it installed, go to:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819634

[NorthViking]

I never had any problems with the latest SP

but if you want to uninstall, I hope you choosed the uninstall option when you installed SP

else you will have problems :confused:

[Phil]

I would not recommend uninstalling it, it will cause you no end of problems.

Just back up what you have got that you want and do a fresh install of XP.

Phil

[Goins001]

yeah i had to reinstall XP, i uninstalled the service pack. And nothing really changed. I still had all the problems.

[ƒliP_sORRy]

Hey IMO Dont download Window service pack's dude :) i Do i shouldn't because the create trouble :) And Go to Control panel add and remove program's and its down the very botten scroll down and it is under a wired name with Number's and letter's :)

[Dr.MAD]

I don't like the service packs neither, but as Proddis said, it is better to backup your important files and to reinstall Windows. And since it is always recommended to format the HDD before installing windows...

[cherokee]

personally ALL the service paks have caused me no bother and improved my whole pc

bet u h8 me:p

[ƒliP_sORRy]

No.... we dont h8 you :rolleyes:

And welcome to MGF Cherokee :)

[cherokee]

Originally posted by ƒliP_sORRy
No.... we dont h8 you :rolleyes:

And welcome to MGF Cherokee :)

LOL cheers flip_sorry;)

p.s cool name:cool:

[ƒliP_sORRy]

Thanks Cherokee I think We should get this forum back on track befor it get's closed....

[Dr.MAD]

Indeed: lets go back on track.
It's not you that I hate, it's the service packs ;) I always got troubles with them.

@Goins: are you saying now that after a clean installation of windows you still have these problems? Or are you saying that it is solved now? :)

[Goins001]

well i deleted the windows dir. and just installed it again. Now everything is back to normal. Well as normal as anything can be when using windows.......

[Tone]

never had problems with any service pack, what i would do is download the service pack and reinstall it again, then get the hot fixes for it @ the ms update site :)

[BRO DUDE]

i have had only 1 prob with the updates but it wasnt a service pack

[Mordred]

The problem is not the patch: it's the junk that the computer accumulates over time.

Clean up your computer. Start with all cookies, then with the temporary internet files, then with all the temp downloads anf files you have stored in your computer.

Defrag the Hard drive, and check it for errors.

Make a backup of it just in case, and do a system restore point. Then install SP1.

Some of the programs you had will need updating also as some of them will not work with SP1... so try and look for the ones that need updating. :)

Hope this helps :)

[Goins001]

I keep my HD very clean, i also defrag it about every month.