Can I reinstall Windows XP SP1 over Windows XP SP2?

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I have done a repair from the Win XP SP1 cd on systems that have SP2 installed MANY MANY times. It *DOES* work.

My organization is not yet using SP2. Occasionally we find systems on our network that have had SP2 installed. I have found using the repair option from the SP1 cd a quick and effective way of rolling back machines that do not have the Add/Remove option available.

There are definitely other ways (and many will tell you BETTER ways) to roll your system back to SP1. After doing the repair and checking the system, you will find the Security Center applet is still in the Control Panel (but it will be unuseable). So far, I have found no other differences (not saying they're aren't any - but scans of the 'rolled back' system show it as being SP1).

As for the trouble you're having with the flash drive, I doubt that it's do to upgrading to SP2. There are several things that could be the problem....

This post is already long enough....Email me if you want and I'll try to help.

To date - zero systems corrupted or otherwise do to using this method of rolling your system back to SP1.

Tom

I had my installation disc of XP PRO with SP1, after a month I upgraded to SP2 in WINDOWS UPDATE...
after a time I got an error installing Visual basic and 32 bit applications saying about config.nt (i dont know if it has nothing to do with my installation of SP2).. I try to copy from XP sp1 the config.nt repair bcoz its my only cd but the same problem occured.
I concluded to reinstall my XP but it tells that I had a higher version installed and SP! cant be install. so I downloaded SP@ from net.. pls give a comment how to solve this problem.. how to repair XP SP2

I am trying to do a repair install of Windows XP SP2 with my XP CD that I believe is even pre-SP1. During the installation, an error message appears, stating a file is missing. The installation then proceeds and completes itself. However when XP tries to load, a blue error page appears stating XP has encountered a problem and has shut down to protect the computer. It suggest to reboot, but the same page appears. The message goes on to suggest a virus scan, removal or reconfiguration of new harddrives (of which I have no new ones). Is it possibble that my system that has been configured to SP2 cannot work on the older version, and refuses it. Will I have to purchase a new version of XP with SP2 included, since I cannot slipstream the CD without access to my PC. Can this be done on a Mac (combining XP with SP2 on a bootable CD)?

Hi I purchased windows xp office some time ago and put it on my husbands lap top and mine-recently my compuet crashed and I had to reload xp only to find my serial number didn't process as it said it has already been used.

what do you suggest I do the product is registered under my name -and all of the programs work again but outlook has limited functions.

Jo

Well, technically you're supposed to purchase a copy of Windows for each computer. Microsoft has, apparently, begun enforcing that in an attempt to crack down on software piracy. My recommendation would be to purchase a second copy.

I have xp home with xp2, I bought xp pro upgrade with xp1. It will not upgrade (load) what do I do? Can a copy be made of the pro cd then down load sp2 to it for a bootable cd. I do have two cd drives.

I have xp home with xp2, I bought xp pro upgrade with xp1. It will not upgrade (load) what do I do? Can a copy be made of the pro cd then down load sp2 to it for a bootable cd. I do have two cd drives
Please help... send me email..thank you.

hi, i want to install visual basic 2005, but it wont let me install it because i have sp1 intsalled, is there any way i can get a visual basic 2005 version that works for 2005?

(i still have sp1 because when i intalled sp2 it didnt work)

please help

hi, i want to install visual basic 2005, but it wont let me install it because i have sp1 intsalled, is there any way i can get a visual basic 2005 version that works for sp1?

(i still have sp1 because when i intalled sp2 it didnt work)

I had my installation disc of XP PRO with SP1, after a month I upgraded to SP2 in WINDOWS UPDATE...
after a time I got an error installing Visual basic and 32 bit applications saying about config.nt (i dont know if it has nothing to do with my installation of SP2).. I try to copy from XP sp1 the config.nt repair bcoz its my only cd but the same problem occured.
I concluded to reinstall my XP but it tells that I had a higher version installed and SP! cant be install. so I downloaded SP@ from net.. pls give a comment how to solve this problem.. how to repair XP SP2

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