How do I Uninstall Office 2000 SR-2?

[MidiGuy]

I accidently installed the SR-2 update for Microsoft Office. I don't want it because it includes the Outlook Security Update. I don't want the Security Update because of how it limits what you can do with attachments.

Does anyone know how to get rid of it without re-installing office?

Thanks,

-MidiGuy

 

[EmperorNero]

here's what the readme file for SP2 says:

3.0 Uninstalling Service Pack 2
This service pack contains an uninstall mechanism that you can use to restore your computer to its previous state. When you run W2ksp2.exe to install Service Pack 2, a subfolder named $NTServicepackUninstall$ is automatically created in your systemroot folder. To turn off this W2ksp2.exe option, see Installing Service Pack 2.

Important

If you install any programs or services that require Service Pack 2 or that have fixes contained in Service Pack 2, uninstalling Service Pack 2 could adversely affect those programs.
If you turn off the automatic backup option for W2ksp2.exe, you cannot use the uninstall Service Pack 2 mechanism and, therefore, cannot uninstall the service pack.
3.1 Using Add/Remove Programs to Uninstall Service Pack 2

You can uninstall Service Pack 2 by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

To uninstall Service Pack 2 by using Add/Remove Programs

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs, click Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, and then click Change/Remove.
Follow the instructions that appear.




am I the only person who reads readme files?

 

[MidiGuy]

Thanks, but I looked in the Add/Remove Programs and it wasn't there.

EDIT: I've restarted and it still isn't there. If fact, the Office programs show SR-1 in the help about. But on the Office Update page, SR-2 is listed as installed. Maybe I'll just leave it and see what happens.

 

[Ladi]

Or you could do a little searching and try to work around the Security Update:

MS Knowledge Base

~Ladi

 

[MidiGuy]

Thanks, that's a good article. However, I'm in sysadmin, and this isn't my computer that I'm working on. I would rather not have non-standard software configurations floting around. But in this case I might use the registry modifications if necessary.

 

[DocDoo]

Wait a minute... If you are worried about the no-attachments thing, download this simple utility (with a GUI) that I found online. It lets you pick and choose what you do and don't want as an attachment.

I uploaded it to my web site, get it here! (You need to Right-Click and choose "save target as&quot