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Uninstall Windows Vista Service Pack 1Think update... |
By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor
16th of November 2007, 11:55 GMT
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Microsoft is well on its way to delivering the first service pack for Windows Vista. Currently, the exact availability date for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is up in the air, Microsoft having offered only a general timetable that points to the first quarter of 2008. And with Vista SP1 intimately connected with Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, at kernel level, the first service pack for latest Windows client from Microsoft is synchronized with the company's last 32-bit server operating system. The official launch of Windows Server 2008 has been set for
February 28, next year, and Vista SP1 is bound to keep up the pace wit the server platform.
In mid July, Microsoft debuted the testing of Vista SP1 outside of Redmond. A preview of the first beta of Vista SP1 shipped to a select pool of testers at that time. Microsoft then introduced the first beta of the refresh in the last week of September and moved onward towards the Release Candidate phase. Earlier this week, a Preview of Windows Vista SP1 RC was dropped, with Microsoft concomitantly expanding the testing program of the service pack to another 3,000 participants on top of the initial 12,000 that were permitted access to Vista SP1 Beta via Microsoft Connect.
Now, installing a testing milestone of the service pack is a streamlined process, either as a stand-alone installer or via Windows Update. Removing it is quite another thing altogether. You just have to reverse the process of deploying the major Vista update. And, in this context, update is the key word. Navigate to Control Panel, and under Programs choose Uninstall a Program, then in the Task menu on the left hand side, click on View Installed Updates. You should be able to identify Windows Vista SP1 in there along with the rest of the updates. Simply select it and press uninstall. If you thought that deploying the service pack took its due time, then you should know that you will have to wait out the same period to remove it. A dozen and more minutes later, your Vista will configure updates, restart and then perform some more configuring, but otherwise, you just got rid of SP1.
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| Comment #1 by: Grant on 20 Mar 2008, 19:02 GMT |  reply to this comment | Thank you for this! I had no idea how to remove the terrible Service Pack 1 before I found this! I lost all functionality of my microphone, something I use regularly for online gaming. Minutes after the installation of Service Pack 1 I wanted it off again. Microsoft need to get their act together! |
| Comment #2 by: Adrian on 24 Mar 2008, 01:06 GMT | reply to this comment | Thanks so much sp1 messed up my viedo card for some reason i hope they fix it. |
| Comment #3 by: alex on 13 May 2008, 02:23 GMT | reply to this comment | It didn't work on my machine.First I had to use RegSeeker,find all reg entries for (KB936330) there are over 5000 of them.Delete them all and then I could uninstall that stupid Vista SP1. |
| Comment #4 by: f u on 13 May 2008, 04:58 GMT | reply to this comment | I installed Service Pack 1. Nothing but BS and problems. It took at least 10 hours just to get to 85%. Then 94, 95, then 100. It said each time that I needed to put the product key in. Screw that. Im using a mac right now to type this message. The screen is broken off the hinges, its litterally gaffer taped to a spiral notebook with paper clips holding it into position with fricking clear tape keeping it from falling over. Jesus. If mac can withstand that, and have a FREE OS, then idk wtf is going on. Things need to change, seriously. Mr. Sneaky Moneybags needs to get his act together NOW. |
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