Computer is almost useless due to uninstall of service pack.

[Guest Ushnell]

This I really regret that I did: After updating my Windows 2000 Pro computer

with the updates such as service pack 1 and update roll up that it

recommended using Automatic Updates I noticed that the space of my hard drive

went down the drain and decided to uninstall the two which I assume were

taking up the space.

 

I recall that while I was uninstalling them, a dialog box appeared with a

warning that some other programs may not function if they are uninstalled

and looked them up on the list and thought in my head: "these are not

important to me anyway so continue"

 

but the service pack after uninstalling it required the computer to be

restarted which I did but boy was I blown away when I realized that I just

paralyzed the computer. a dialog box pups up as soon as Windows is about to

startup with the title: Services.exe-entry point not found and the message

window stated: the procedure entry point IsWellKnownSid could not be located

in the dynamic link library ADVAPI32.DLL. because of this Windows starts up

slowly, network connections are not available, Explorer crashes when I do

mouse commands, programs won't lunch and printers are not available.

 

I know I made a mistake but the question is wasn't the two updates supposed

to revert the computer back to its original state after uninstalling them?

 

This problem has made my computer almost useless to say that I need serious

help here and if anyone here has any info and sources on how I can fix this

I'll appreciate it.

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Ushnell

[Guest DL]

Re: Computer is almost useless due to uninstall of service pack.

 

'went down the drain' - by what amount?

 

Maybe a repair installation?

 

"Ushnell" <Ushnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> This I really regret that I did: After updating my Windows 2000 Pro

> computer

> with the updates such as service pack 1 and update roll up that it

> recommended using Automatic Updates I noticed that the space of my hard

> drive

> went down the drain and decided to uninstall the two which I assume were

> taking up the space.

>

> I recall that while I was uninstalling them, a dialog box appeared with a

> warning that some other programs may not function if they are uninstalled

> and looked them up on the list and thought in my head: "these are not

> important to me anyway so continue"

>

> but the service pack after uninstalling it required the computer to be

> restarted which I did but boy was I blown away when I realized that I just

> paralyzed the computer. a dialog box pups up as soon as Windows is about

> to

> startup with the title: Services.exe-entry point not found and the message

> window stated: the procedure entry point IsWellKnownSid could not be

> located

> in the dynamic link library ADVAPI32.DLL. because of this Windows starts

> up

> slowly, network connections are not available, Explorer crashes when I do

> mouse commands, programs won't lunch and printers are not available.

>

> I know I made a mistake but the question is wasn't the two updates

> supposed

> to revert the computer back to its original state after uninstalling them?

>

> This problem has made my computer almost useless to say that I need

> serious

> help here and if anyone here has any info and sources on how I can fix

> this

> I'll appreciate it.

> --

>

> Ushnell

[Guest philo]

Re: Computer is almost useless due to uninstall of service pack.

 

 

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

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> 'went down the drain' - by what amount?

>

> Maybe a repair installation?

>

 

 

 

Though I agree that a reapir install may fix the system...

I would not have gone with the older service pack...

I'd have gone right to sp4...then installed all the updates.

 

Unless one was using a 2-4 gig drive...the updates etc would not take up

sufficient space to worry about.

 

Right off hand I don't recall the exact amount...but an undated win2k takes

maybe 1.5 gigs or so (including page file)