Problems with Windows Update, v5

Posted: 06-27-2004, 10:03 PM

Mike G

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Hi all,

I was checking out information regarding Windows XP Service Pack 2 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx. I
was considering downloading it because of the recent problems with the
Download.Ject virus that is sweeping the Internet. Besides, I was somewhat
frustrated due to browsing with my IE6 security settings set to High. I
dared navigate to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Lots of files
downloaded to my machine, notably the Background Intelligent Transfer
Service. Later on, a newer version of Automatic Updates installed on my XP
Box, and finally I got a system tray notification that new updates are ready
to be installed.

It looks like I downloaded XP SP2 RC2 (duh!). But now I have some
questions:

1) I am getting cold feet concerning installing it. Is there any way to
roll back the installation once installed?

2) (More Important) -- now I only see v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com even
though I have not installed the service pack. Can this be rolled back to
the v4 site?

3) Really simple question, but I have to ask: Is this how Microsoft wants
users to beta test things? I really was expecting a more formal tester
application process, etc.

Reluctant Soon To Be Beta Tester Mike

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Frank P

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Re: Problems with Windows Update, v5

Posted: 06-27-2004, 10:26 PM

use system restore to roll back to before you went to the V5 site
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"Mike G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I was checking out information regarding Windows XP Service Pack 2 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx. I
> was considering downloading it because of the recent problems with the
> Download.Ject virus that is sweeping the Internet. Besides, I was

somewhat

> frustrated due to browsing with my IE6 security settings set to High. I
> dared navigate to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Lots of files
> downloaded to my machine, notably the Background Intelligent Transfer
> Service. Later on, a newer version of Automatic Updates installed on my

> Box, and finally I got a system tray notification that new updates are

ready

> to be installed.
>
> It looks like I downloaded XP SP2 RC2 (duh!). But now I have some
> questions:
>
> 1) I am getting cold feet concerning installing it. Is there any way to
> roll back the installation once installed?
>
> 2) (More Important) -- now I only see v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com even
> though I have not installed the service pack. Can this be rolled back to
> the v4 site?
>
> 3) Really simple question, but I have to ask: Is this how Microsoft wants
> users to beta test things? I really was expecting a more formal tester
> application process, etc.
>
>
> Reluctant Soon To Be Beta Tester Mike
>
>
>

madmax

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Re: Problems with Windows Update, v5

Posted: 06-29-2004, 02:43 AM

Mike G wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was checking out information regarding Windows XP Service Pack 2 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx. I
> was considering downloading it because of the recent problems with the
> Download.Ject virus that is sweeping the Internet. Besides, I was somewhat
> frustrated due to browsing with my IE6 security settings set to High. I
> dared navigate to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Lots of files
> downloaded to my machine, notably the Background Intelligent Transfer
> Service. Later on, a newer version of Automatic Updates installed on my XP
> Box, and finally I got a system tray notification that new updates are ready
> to be installed.
>
> It looks like I downloaded XP SP2 RC2 (duh!). But now I have some
> questions:
>
> 1) I am getting cold feet concerning installing it. Is there any way to
> roll back the installation once installed?

Yes-you can uninstall using add+remove programs

>
> 2) (More Important) -- now I only see v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com even
> though I have not installed the service pack. Can this be rolled back to
> the v4 site?

Mine didn't but I did not try to use system restore (I
reinstalled SP2) I think v5 will be "the" site when the
official SP2 comes out in a few weeks.

>
> 3) Really simple question, but I have to ask: Is this how Microsoft wants
> users to beta test things? I really was expecting a more formal tester
> application process, etc.

I think the formal is for a very few.

>
> Reluctant Soon To Be Beta Tester Mike
>

It didn't do much for me since I use firefox and thunderbird
-max

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