104. Uninstall Vista Service Pack 1 Beta
If you managed to try the public beta of the
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) the chances are
you will need to uninstall this beta software prior
to downloading and installing the final RTM (release
to manufacturer) version when it is due to be
released in March 2008.
With any beta software it is always wise to
remove the original beta before updating to a final
release. If you have imaged backups of your hard
drive, then it is easy to re-image the hard drive,
thus removing all traces of the original beta
service pack.
In the absence of imaged backups of your hard
drive you will be looking at manually removing the
beta software. Fortunately this is relatively easy
to do.
1/ Click the Windows Start
button.
2/ From the Start Menu, Click on
Control Panel.
3/ When the Control Panel window
opens, Click on the Programs and Features
icon.
4/ This now opens the Uninstall or Change
program window.
5/ On the left of the window you
will see a list of Tasks.
6/ Click on the View Installed Updates
link.
7/ The Installed Updates window
will now populate with all the Windows
updates installed on your PC.
8/ From the list of available updates,
Right click on the Service pack for
Microsoft Windows (KB936330) option and
select Uninstall.
9/ The service pack will now begin to
uninstall. Please be patient, this may take
some time.
10/ After the service pack has been uninstalled
you will be asked to restart your
computer. At this point, restart
your PC.
11/ After you have restarted
your PC the service pack will have been removed.
12/ If you have a stand alone
copy of the final version of service pack 1 you can
now install it. If, on the other
hand, you don't have a stand alone copy you will
have to wait for Windows Update to download and
install the final service pack version.