How can I uninstall a Windows 2000 service pack?
John Savill
May 20, 2000
1 Min Read
A. One of the great points of Windows 2000 service packs are theimprovements in the uninstall area and to uninstall from the GUI perform thefollowing:
Start the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs)
Select Windows 2000 SP1 (for example, works with all versions)
Click Change/Remove
Click here to view imageFollow the instructions and reboot as needed
To uninstall from the command line perform the following:
Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)
Move to %systemroot%$NtServicePackUninstall$spuninst
Run spuninstl.exe
Close the command prompt by typing exit
Follow the instructions
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