SP2 Update downloaded, not installed - how to delete?

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My XP Pro desktop is set to automatically download updates but to prompt me
to install. So it's downloaded SP2 and reminds me every time I log on to
install, but now I've got cold feet on SP2 and just want to get rid of the
download. I'm afraid to even click on the icon for fear it will just start
installing. I know there's an Automatic Updates icon in my Control Panel, and
the same icon is in my system tray. Will they just launch an Update dialog
box where I can choose what to do, or will clicking on the icon just start
the install? Any guidance would be much appreciated.
 
Bob said:
My XP Pro desktop is set to automatically download updates but to prompt me
to install. So it's downloaded SP2 and reminds me every time I log on to
install, but now I've got cold feet on SP2 and just want to get rid of the
download. I'm afraid to even click on the icon for fear it will just start
installing. I know there's an Automatic Updates icon in my Control Panel, and
the same icon is in my system tray. Will they just launch an Update dialog
box where I can choose what to do, or will clicking on the icon just start
the install? Any guidance would be much appreciated.
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Hi

To remove the pending download you now have, clean out the
Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the Download folder.

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


To avoid that Windows Updates/Automatic Updates tries to install
SP2 at all (up to 12. April 2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above).


This will not block you from installing SP2 from e.g. the SP2 CD
later on...
 
Thank you for your thorough answer - it was exactly what I was looking for.
I really appreciate it.
 
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