I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie: windows
messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I wanted to
get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium processors. I
tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?

Hii

Check this link
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer

Follow method 3 of uninstalling from recovery console..

Hope this hepls

Regards

Fazal

Hello Marty,

Please post the error message. Also it is not the best way to install BETA
versions on productiv machines. Always use test machines or virtual machines
for this. Prevents you from reinstalling the complete system.

Best regards

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> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but
> takes forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs
> ie: windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall
> sp3, I wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have
> pentium processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no
> luck..help?
>

It seems that you have just experienced a common problem with BETA software.
Sometimes the BETA software may not correctly un-install and only a re-install
may be required.


On 16/05/2008 Marty <Marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
>forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie: windows
>messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I wanted to
>get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium processors. I
>tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?

And the error message would be...?

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer:
http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/950249

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Marty wrote:
> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
> windows
> messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I wanted
> to
> get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium processors. I
> tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?

Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...

"Marty" wrote:

> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie: windows
> messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I wanted to
> get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium processors. I
> tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?

Format & reinstall Windows.

Marty wrote:
> Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...
>
> "Marty" wrote:
>
>> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
>> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
>> windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I
>> wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium
>> processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?

windows actually works fine but some annoying issues..I guess I'll have to
decide if its worth it..Thanks

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Format & reinstall Windows.
>
> Marty wrote:
> > Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...
> >
> > "Marty" wrote:
> >
> >> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but takes
> >> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
> >> windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall sp3, I
> >> wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium
> >> processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?
>
>

If you are running the beta and not a release candidate then it has to be
worth it. The beta is timebombed to expire within the next six weeks.
After that Windows won't work. Find a way to remove it or get your files
backed up so you can do a reinstallation.

"Marty" <Marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2E1057A-0548-458A-AD0B-5BE7E12E03DB@microsoft.com...
> windows actually works fine but some annoying issues..I guess I'll have to
> decide if its worth it..Thanks
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Format & reinstall Windows.
>>
>> Marty wrote:
>> > Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...
>> >
>> > "Marty" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but
>> >> takes
>> >> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
>> >> windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall
>> >> sp3, I
>> >> wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium
>> >> processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?
>>
>>

For real?

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> If you are running the beta and not a release candidate then it has to be
> worth it. The beta is timebombed to expire within the next six weeks.
> After that Windows won't work. Find a way to remove it or get your files
> backed up so you can do a reinstallation.
>
> "Marty" <Marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2E1057A-0548-458A-AD0B-5BE7E12E03DB@microsoft.com...
> > windows actually works fine but some annoying issues..I guess I'll have to
> > decide if its worth it..Thanks
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Format & reinstall Windows.
> >>
> >> Marty wrote:
> >> > Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...
> >> >
> >> > "Marty" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but
> >> >> takes
> >> >> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
> >> >> windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall
> >> >> sp3, I
> >> >> wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium
> >> >> processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?
> >>
> >>
>

Yes, hence my first reply.

Marty wrote:
> For real?
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> If you are running the beta and not a release candidate then it has to be
>> worth it. The beta is timebombed to expire within the next six weeks.
>> After that Windows won't work. Find a way to remove it or get your files
>> backed up so you can do a reinstallation.
>>
>> "Marty" <Marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F2E1057A-0548-458A-AD0B-5BE7E12E03DB@microsoft.com...
>>> windows actually works fine but some annoying issues..I guess I'll have
>>> to
>>> decide if its worth it..Thanks
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Format & reinstall Windows.
>>>>
>>>> Marty wrote:
>>>>> Now when I click remove sp3 it just blinks and nothing...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Marty" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I installed the xp sp3 beta several months ago and it works ok but
>>>>>> takes
>>>>>> forever to shut down and I cant uninstall several of my programs ie:
>>>>>> windows messanger. I get an error message when I try to uninstall
>>>>>> sp3, I
>>>>>> wanted to get rid of it and try the official version. I have pentium
>>>>>> processors. I tried to uninstall it in safe mode and no luck..help?