XP SP2 go back to XP sp1

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:18 pm

Hi,
Would you please show me how to do like if my OS win XP sp2 go back to WinXP sp1? Is it possible or Impossible? Thanks

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:25 pm

support.microsoft.com/KB/875350

Possible...sometimes messy. Not a good idea though...you're vulnerable to quite a bit of stuff..outdated security.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:06 pm

Why would you WANT to?

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:59 am

I need to load a program that only work with Win xp pro sp1. Any suggestion ? thx

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:52 am

ntvh wrote:I need to load a program that only work with Win xp pro sp1. Any suggestion ? thx

suggestion:

if you have norton partition magic, and i'm sure there's other apps out there that can do this too, resize the partiton, and then do an install of sp1 on that new partition. One problem, when the box boots up, by default it will boot to the last OS that was installed, so you have wait by the box as it boots up to select the OS to boot to (assuming you'll primarily be using sp2 OS). depends on how patient you are, how fast your box boots up. if you're one of those people who likes to walk away as the box boots up, it will doubtless irritate you, unless you leave the pc on all the time, and just boot to sp1 as needed.

what i do w/ my boxes is partition the hdd first in setup, make a 3 or 4 Gb partition, then make another partition, then maybe one more depending on the hdd size. then I install sp1 to the small partition. then i install sp2 to the next partition....so it automatically goes to sp2 and i can walk away.
I have a few apps that only work properly under sp1...so that's my workaround.
partition magic has a "pq boot manager", never used it though, so not sure how it works...

I'd be a little wary of going back to sp1 from a sp2 OS, you may very well have program breakdowns...

If it isn't too much work for you, depending on what all you have installed on the box, I'd backup my data on a slave hdd, or on cd, and wipe it, set up a sp1 and sp2 OS's. Such a multi OS setup also comes in handy if the OS gets hosed, you have another OS to boot into and can do alot w/ it, gives some options for repairing or pulling data off...also can scan your main OS for rootkits from the other OS.

I've never had success ghosting an os that was setup on say C:; and then trying to put that image onto D:

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:17 pm

Thank you for all of your effort and extra steps to explain 'em for me. What I am going to do right now is I am going to purchase the " Windows XP Professional New Software Pro CD SP1 " from ebay then install'em in the one HD 10GB and just use for that Program. Hope thing will work for me Thanks guys

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:20 pm

i have done it before at work for special cirumstances such as yourself..i even had to rollback win2003server without sp...and worked fine

if when you did the upgrade from sp1 to sp2 you picked the backup option..just go to add/remove, then after it is uinstalled, go to windows update and get all updates esxcept for SP2

if you did not backup from sp1 to sp2...then that wont work..and you better off doing what ghettoside mention or just reinstall from scratch lol

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:55 pm

yes , I did not back up SP1 or SP2 . I think I should install from begin fresh so I won't mess up the whole HD. I should back up but I did not. Shame on me.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:57 pm

ntvh wrote:Thank you for all of your effort and extra steps to explain 'em for me. What I am going to do right now is I am going to purchase the " Windows XP Professional New Software Pro CD SP1 " from ebay then install'em in the one HD 10GB and just use for that Program. Hope thing will work for me Thanks guys

Do you have an original xp install disc?
If so, you can slipstream sp1 into one install disc, and then slipstream sp2 into another. Save yourself some money. Post if you need help slipstreaming.

If you're going to clean install, might want to try installing the 2 OS's like I mentioned. Can come in handy in a variety of situations.

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:50 pm

Sorry, I don't have the orginal Disc. That is why I run in to so many problems with OS win lately. BillGate keep update and validate. I guess time to buy one copy for myself. Any suggestion? Thanksn guys

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:06 pm

ntvh wrote:Sorry, I don't have the orginal Disc. That is why I run in to so many problems with OS win lately. BillGate keep update and validate. I guess time to buy one copy for myself. Any suggestion? Thanksn guys

don't know offhand where you can get the best deal...try googling it...somebody here might know wgere to get good deal. maybe start a new post: looking for good deal on xp pro

or look on ebay like you were going to do

I belive you should be able to find it for $99 somewhere

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:13 pm

which program will only run on sp1?

sounds like a canopus issue...

ntvh · Post by **ntvh** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:36 pm

This sw is a service program schedule/maintenance for German car and it only working under WinXP Pro SP1.