Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

How to remove Win XP SP2 (plz help)

Jun 1, 2005 11:52AM PDT

I am having difficulty on how to remove service pack 2 on my computer....

Normally, you can uninstall it from the ADD/REMOVE program in the control panel, BUT my win xp cd is SLIPSTREAMED with service pack 2...

I SERIOUSLY want to get rid of this service pack... plz... some1 help me out

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
Since it's slipstreamed... No. It will never happen. Why?
Jun 1, 2005 11:59AM PDT

Files were replaced in the process and you don't have them.

Can you share why you need XP SP1?

- Collapse -
I just don't like service pack 1...
Jun 1, 2005 12:18PM PDT

well.. I have service pack 1 on my other comp, and the anti virus program I normally use (Panda Titanium) would work fine with the first service pack. However, with service pack 2, I get a limited or no connectivity error.... computer is soooo vulnerable to viruses, and it is slower than when it was installed with service pack 1... too bad the cd that came with service pack 1 stopped working...

- Collapse -
Here's the deal.
Jun 1, 2005 12:23PM PDT

If there was such an issue, it's over now. New machines come with SP2 (love it or not) and software makers either fix that sort of issue or exit the business.

Your new version of Panda or such should work fine.

Bob