f&%!@$#g windows...
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so i get a replacement laptop (bye bye sony) and it has sp2 on it ... anybody tried to uninstall this piece of s&$t??? every single hotfix requires a reboot after removal AFTER scanning the whole pc to tell me what might not work without the patch!!! i am so hacked off with the windows uninstaller im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
Uninstalling SP2 isn't that hard. They actually included a routine to do it for you. Read On: You can also use a hidden folder SP2 made to initiate its own uninstall routine. In the Run command box, type c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst \spuninst.exe. This will start the SP2 uninstall wizard. Follow the prompts. Somebody should give me a cookie for this tip
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l a u r e n wrote: cos it totally screws up wireless access In what way? I'm curious because I've just installed a wireless network and had a few instances where http stops working and RealPlayer also stops connecting to streaming audio. I hadn't thought it could possibly be XP SP2, I just thought I had a screwy router. I might have to do some further research now. Michael CP Blog [^]
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That's odd..we've actually found it more reliable since upgrading. The new interface seems a lot better too. The one thing I am finding a pain is the "local machine lockdown" for scripted web pages. Try as I may, i've not found a repeatably safe way to add "the mark of the web" to generated HTML reports so they work as expected. Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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so i get a replacement laptop (bye bye sony) and it has sp2 on it ... anybody tried to uninstall this piece of s&$t??? every single hotfix requires a reboot after removal AFTER scanning the whole pc to tell me what might not work without the patch!!! i am so hacked off with the windows uninstaller im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
l a u r e n wrote: im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro Got my 5 vote!:-D "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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l a u r e n wrote: im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro Got my 5 vote!:-D "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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That's odd..we've actually found it more reliable since upgrading. The new interface seems a lot better too. The one thing I am finding a pain is the "local machine lockdown" for scripted web pages. Try as I may, i've not found a repeatably safe way to add "the mark of the web" to generated HTML reports so they work as expected. Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: That's odd..we've actually found it more reliable since upgrading. Me too. On my Sony laptop (*ducks*) it would drop the connection from time to time if you were performing an intensive task like file transfer, streaming media, etc. Since installing SP2 I haven't noticed this happening. *quickly touches wood*
David Wulff The Royal Woofle Museum
Everybody is entitled to my opinion
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so i get a replacement laptop (bye bye sony) and it has sp2 on it ... anybody tried to uninstall this piece of s&$t??? every single hotfix requires a reboot after removal AFTER scanning the whole pc to tell me what might not work without the patch!!! i am so hacked off with the windows uninstaller im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
sp2 sucks, it killed my notebook. I just uninstalled ( because it was not part of the initial install ). Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer
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The only time I had problems with that was when the vendors wireless connection / configuration program was running at the same time as XPs Wireless Zero Configuration service. You can either turn the WZC service off and use the vendors application or vice versa. Steve
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so i get a replacement laptop (bye bye sony) and it has sp2 on it ... anybody tried to uninstall this piece of s&$t??? every single hotfix requires a reboot after removal AFTER scanning the whole pc to tell me what might not work without the patch!!! i am so hacked off with the windows uninstaller im considering nuking the thing and using win2k pro grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
:rolleyes: Oh well, close enough I guess. Try that linux thing, it's not supposed to crash. ever. (at least that's what those penguins claim) OP