Uninstall windows service pack 4

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Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Sep 19, Messages However, they neglected to do an Archive. Now, the Laptops cannot connect via VPN, it keeps saying that the required port or connection is not available. Anyway, if you uninstall SP 3, the vpn works, however there are about 20 laptops that were not archived.

Is there a way to uninstall SP 4 on these laptops that were not archived? Other then doing a windows re-install, then applying the sp 3 again.

Please perform the following steps to manually uninstall SQL Server Backup the registry. Delete the following keys in regedit:. Rename all the SQL Server folders in the computer like. I used the following article as a reference:. Hey Alberto Thanks Man, this worked out.

But when I re-stalled everything was installed except Analysis services, reporting services and integration services I Have noticed log file as follows..

It seems to me some remnants of the previous installation still exist. Maybe some of the steps were not executed completely. Hope this helps. Sign in to vote. Thought this question went through earlier, but no.

Saturday, December 22, PM. Sunday, December 23, AM. Sunday, December 23, PM. However, if you do a fresh install get a bigger hdd first nothing is more frustrating than a corrupted installation due to lack of disk space. Monday, December 24, AM. Doing a repair install on a system with SP3 installed leaves you with a broken system i reformatted anyway, which was no biggie.

Wednesday, December 26, PM. How would you uninstall service pack 3, if it does not show up in the add or remove programs listing? Would uninstalling either of these do the job? Sunday, February 10, PM. It should shows up. Those folders you mentioned are not related to Service Pack 3.

Monday, February 11, PM. Hi ThomasLee, I tried everything you suggested and that did not work. Maybe I'll have to look in the registry. Wednesday, February 13, PM. Thursday, February 21, PM. Then, decided to go with SP3. I tried reinstalling SP3 but a message came up that SP3 is installed and would not over write it. Oh well, there has to be someone on the MS team that has the answer but that answer has not been posted as of this date. Bah Humbug! Saturday, February 23, PM.

Hil 0. I recently replaced my motherboard and had to do a "repair" install of XP to sort out some hardware and driver issues that came with the change to an upgraded motherboard.

Just a quick note in the initial setup of SP3 you are given the opportunity to select your own location for the backup files etc. As noted, the question of WHY a service pack is failing to install is beyond the scope of this forum, and is a question you should take up in the SQL Server forums.

If it fails, it's likely you'll get some more useful feeedback as to why it is failing to install. If not, the logfiles that result from that failed installation can be used by the MVPs and other experts in the SQL Server forums to get you a resolution to the issue. Since the list of programs that can use the WID is exceptionally short, the easiest way is to simply identify if any of those programs are installed:.

Assistance with installing an update or dealing with installation failures is more properly pursued in the product forum related to the product in question -- in this case, the SQL Server forums. Performing a manual install is the proper next diagnostic step, but please make note that installing an update interactively runs in a different security context than installing an update from a WUAgent event.

Using the correct update would be the first step to ensuring you do not encounter installation issues. Thank you for the additional information. As an aside is there a way to identify that WID is installed and identify any programs that may be utilizing it?

I don't have an error message but i get a message saying the update was not installed. I also have backup exec controlling my backup tape library on this server and i have been having permission issues with this since the update failed. In spite of the effort Lawrence Garvin has done, the answer he has given and was marked as the answer is no solution to the problem.