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Downgrading from SP4 to SP3
- Thread starter GDoes
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spyordie007
Diamond Member
Format and Re-install Windows.
What kinds of problems are you having with SP4?
-Spy
What kinds of problems are you having with SP4?
-Spy
spyordie007
Diamond Member
you could try uninstalling IIS and than reinstalling using the SP3 files, that may or may not work.
Did you back up your IIS config?
-Spy
Did you back up your IIS config?
-Spy
Canterwood
Golden Member
The trick is to always BACKUP your old files when updating your OS!
spyordie007
Diamond Member
especially on a box that you cant afford to lose...Originally posted by: Canterwood
The trick is to always BACKUP your old files when updating your OS!
-Spy
spyordie007
Diamond Member
If your applicantion cant handle moving from SP3 to SP4 under IIS than I doubt it could handle running under linux 😀
spyordie007
Diamond Member
an no offense, but just because you have done a poor job administering a Windows box doesnt mean you will do a good job administering a Linux box. Both require a good administrator to run correctly.
my 2 cents
-Spy
my 2 cents
-Spy
spyordie007
Diamond Member
I'm not trying to be cocky, when you make a smart @ss remark you should expect a smart @ss response.
I have been watching the newsgroups and I havent seen anything worse about SP4 than when S3 was released (or SP2 for that matter). It's not going to work 100% of the time for every single install of Windows out there, that's why you should have backed things up before applying it.
-Spy
I have been watching the newsgroups and I havent seen anything worse about SP4 than when S3 was released (or SP2 for that matter). It's not going to work 100% of the time for every single install of Windows out there, that's why you should have backed things up before applying it.
-Spy
spyordie007
Diamond Member
back to my origional suggestion, you could try uninstalling IIS than reinstalling and using the I386 directory from the SP3 install as your SP files. You would probably have to reinstall your application that you have running ontop of IIS but it would mean that IIS would be running with all the SP3 files.
It would take much less time to try this than it would to format and install any OS.
-Spy
It would take much less time to try this than it would to format and install any OS.
-Spy
Spy: you have repeated yourself for the last couple of times without putting anymore value in the thread. Also remember the fact is done already. So to bring something up that will not resolve this, is wasting valuable time.
You are the kind of person that when electricity goes down in NY, you will come up with the "I told you so" message THINKING you are doing us a favor. Something that will help absolutely nothing in restoring electricity to the 50 million people who were down in the northeast. Helping to restore electricity will be valued a lot more than your nagging.
You are the kind of person that when electricity goes down in NY, you will come up with the "I told you so" message THINKING you are doing us a favor. Something that will help absolutely nothing in restoring electricity to the 50 million people who were down in the northeast. Helping to restore electricity will be valued a lot more than your nagging.
spyordie007
Diamond Member
I dont understand it either, I try to offer suggestions for troubleshooting the problem and avoiding it in the future and I get attacked.
Oh well, it's not my problem.
-Spy
Oh well, it's not my problem.
-Spy
SpeedFreak03
Golden Member
OK here's your solution. First, stop yelling at spy. Then, reformat your computer, and put SP3 back on. Remember: Never fix a working system.
ultimatebob
Lifer
Yeah, you're pretty much screwed if you didn't backup the existing service pack before installing the new one.
Anyway, I would try uninstalling and reinstalling IIS, and then reinstalling service pack 4 before trying anything else.
You could also try doing a "repair install" of the operating system, which will downgrade you to original operating system files. If will probably break a few applications in the process, but at least you will have "uninstalled" the service pack.
Anyway, I would try uninstalling and reinstalling IIS, and then reinstalling service pack 4 before trying anything else.
You could also try doing a "repair install" of the operating system, which will downgrade you to original operating system files. If will probably break a few applications in the process, but at least you will have "uninstalled" the service pack.
SpeedFreak03
Golden Member
lmao i guess i shouldnt get on the forum when im half asleep 😉. But thats what old 486 linux boxes are for!
spyordie007
Diamond Member
Are you sure this was a SP4 problem? The information you have given thusfar lead me to believe that the SP4 upgrade process was what had broken your application. It's quite possible that you could have installed SP4 prior to installing your application and had it work correctly. At least than you would have the majority of the OS updates applied.
-Spy
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