Can I uninstall the last 50 updates?

No, I am not trying to be funny. Yesterday, I did a Windows Repair off my
OEM Win XP disk. All went well. I then used my SP2 CD from and installed
SP2. All went well. I then asked for the latest updates, which netted me
50! I clicked install and waited... and waited.

After seeing a grey screen for 90 minutes I turned the PC off and rebooted.
Then had to reboot again as the screen filled with
multi(0)disk(o)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\System 32\Drives...
messages.

Now when I PC starts, I see the XP screen for about 15 secs. then the screen
goes grey/black for 20 seconds, then blue for 10-15 seconds and then slowly
from there my desktop is restored.

I would like to undo those 50 installs and maybe try 2 or 3 at a time. Maybe
that would yield different and better results as I was fine before the 50
updates.

Scott


--
Dell Deminsion 8250
Win XP Home SP2

Inspiron 9000
Win XP Media SP2

wxrr wrote:
> No, I am not trying to be funny. Yesterday, I did a Windows Repair
> off my OEM Win XP disk. All went well. I then used my SP2 CD
> from and installed SP2. All went well. I then asked for the
> latest updates, which netted me 50! I clicked install and
> waited... and waited.
>
> After seeing a grey screen for 90 minutes I turned the PC off and
> rebooted. Then had to reboot again as the screen filled with
> multi(0)disk(o)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\System 32\Drives...
> messages.
>
> Now when I PC starts, I see the XP screen for about 15 secs. then
> the screen goes grey/black for 20 seconds, then blue for 10-15
> seconds and then slowly from there my desktop is restored.
>
> I would like to undo those 50 installs and maybe try 2 or 3 at a
> time. Maybe that would yield different and better results as I was
> fine before the 50 updates.

Start the computer, in safe mode.

When it loads and asks if you want to continue in safe mode or restore the
computer to an earlier time... choose the latter to choose a System Restore
Point before you installed the updates. Let it do its thing.

50 after a clean install with SP2? You had at least 35 more to go after
that then. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Boot into Safe Mode and look in Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates
is checked): Are any of the 50 updates listed?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


wxrr wrote:
> No, I am not trying to be funny. Yesterday, I did a Windows Repair off my
> OEM Win XP disk. All went well. I then used my SP2 CD from and
> installed
> SP2. All went well. I then asked for the latest updates, which netted me
> 50! I clicked install and waited... and waited.
>
> After seeing a grey screen for 90 minutes I turned the PC off and
> rebooted.
> Then had to reboot again as the screen filled with
> multi(0)disk(o)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\System 32\Drives...
> messages.
>
> Now when I PC starts, I see the XP screen for about 15 secs. then the
> screen
> goes grey/black for 20 seconds, then blue for 10-15 seconds and then
> slowly
> from there my desktop is restored.
>
> I would like to undo those 50 installs and maybe try 2 or 3 at a time.
> Maybe
> that would yield different and better results as I was fine before the 50
> updates.
>
> Scott

Thank you, both of you. Yes, these updates are lumped into 12 update
security packages in the add/remove programs list. Also, there is a restore
point for when SP2 was installed. Now to go to work. Thanks for the help!
Scott

--
Dell Deminsion 8250
Win XP Home SP2

Inspiron 9000
Win XP Media SP2


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Boot into Safe Mode and look in Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates
> is checked): Are any of the 50 updates listed?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> wxrr wrote:
> > No, I am not trying to be funny. Yesterday, I did a Windows Repair off my
> > OEM Win XP disk. All went well. I then used my SP2 CD from and
> > installed
> > SP2. All went well. I then asked for the latest updates, which netted me
> > 50! I clicked install and waited... and waited.
> >
> > After seeing a grey screen for 90 minutes I turned the PC off and
> > rebooted.
> > Then had to reboot again as the screen filled with
> > multi(0)disk(o)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\System 32\Drives...
> > messages.
> >
> > Now when I PC starts, I see the XP screen for about 15 secs. then the
> > screen
> > goes grey/black for 20 seconds, then blue for 10-15 seconds and then
> > slowly
> > from there my desktop is restored.
> >
> > I would like to undo those 50 installs and maybe try 2 or 3 at a time.
> > Maybe
> > that would yield different and better results as I was fine before the 50
> > updates.
> >
> > Scott
>
>