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Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:19 pm
by Caleb1117
Is it possible to downgrade from Windows XP Service Pack 3 back down to 2 using this download?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
I'd like to return a couple of other computers to Windows XP Service Pack 2, but I have no idea when they got 3 and thus would rather not start doing random guesses with the System Restore.
Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:45 pm
by MasterSaitek009
This should give you all you need to know.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249
So why are you uninstalling it?
Mostly it's just a collection of bug fixes.
Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:20 pm
by Caleb1117
You can't use custom themes with Service pack 3.
Thanks for the link, I'll start looking into that.
Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:57 pm
by MasterSaitek009
Hold the phone! If that's all you need I'll try to rustle up the SP3 patcher...
[EDIT]
Here you go.
http://cid-d0f068f5fb9ca7f3.skydrive.li ... %206.0.exe
I couldn't find the correct one online, so I just uploaded the one I had on my PC. Should work for SP3.
Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:00 pm
by Maveritchell
Hmm... Bug fixes or cosmetic changes. Tough choice.
To be fair, I don't know the nature of the bug fixes and I certainly can't speak for how attached to your themes you are, but is it really worth choosing appearance over performance?
Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 downgrade to 2?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:23 pm
by Caleb1117
Maveritchell wrote:Hmm... Bug fixes or cosmetic changes. Tough choice.
To be fair, I don't know the nature of the bug fixes and I certainly can't speak for how attached to your themes you are, but is it really worth choosing appearance over performance?
I have no idea of the nature of the fixes either, but I never noticed any change on the SP3 computers. Themes themselves don't effect performance, or so little as to make it unnoticeable. Objectdock doesn't slow my computer any so a theme isn't going to do much unless it's a Windows Blinds theme which I don't want to use. Unless your supposing that SP3 improves performance of itself, which it very well might.
I'm a nerd who likes his desktop ascetically pleasing. Unless I learn of a fix in SP3 thats valuable enough to me, I don't have much interest. I haven't had a virus or Trojan in years so I think I'm safe enough as far as that, and I have had no "bugs" with XP yet.
@MasterSaitek009
So that fixes SP3 to be compatible with the use of themes? If so I haven't a problem in the world with SP3.
Thanks for the replies, since Microsoft help was completely un-helpful.