How To Properly Uninstall/Remove Security & Other Updates

I recently installed some Security Updates from the Windows Update site, and
I believe one of them is causing problems on our Exchange server. What is the
proper method of uninstalling these updates?

I'm able to boot into Windows, but I would also appreciate information on
removing updates assuming I can't boot into Windows.

Thanks.

Mark;
Go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel
Find the appropriate update, double click and follow prompts to uninstall.
Only updates with an uninstall option will be displayed in Add/Remove
Programs, if they are not, go to the top and check the box "Show updates"

If there is no uninstall option, either the update was not designed to be
uninstalled or someone has delete the uninstall files.
In this case a System Restore is the correct method.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Marks70" <> wrote in message
news:81A8603D-56E4-4810-8624-...
>I recently installed some Security Updates from the Windows Update site,
>and
> I believe one of them is causing problems on our Exchange server. What is
> the
> proper method of uninstalling these updates?
>
> I'm able to boot into Windows, but I would also appreciate information on
> removing updates assuming I can't boot into Windows.
>
> Thanks.

Thanks. How about if I can't get Windows to start as a result of a bad
update, is there a KB article that walks you through this?

Thanks again.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Mark;
> Go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel
> Find the appropriate update, double click and follow prompts to uninstall.
> Only updates with an uninstall option will be displayed in Add/Remove
> Programs, if they are not, go to the top and check the box "Show updates"
>
> If there is no uninstall option, either the update was not designed to be
> uninstalled or someone has delete the uninstall files.
> In this case a System Restore is the correct method.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Marks70" <> wrote in message
> news:81A8603D-56E4-4810-8624-...
> >I recently installed some Security Updates from the Windows Update site,
> >and
> > I believe one of them is causing problems on our Exchange server. What is
> > the
> > proper method of uninstalling these updates?
> >
> > I'm able to boot into Windows, but I would also appreciate information on
> > removing updates assuming I can't boot into Windows.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>

Marks70 wrote:

> Thanks. How about if I can't get Windows to start as a result of a bad
> update, is there a KB article that walks you through this?
>
Hi,

How to uninstall a hotfix or Service Pack via the Recovery Console
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm

Same goes for Win2k and Win2k3 I would think.



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Thanks for the link.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Marks70 wrote:
>
> > Thanks. How about if I can't get Windows to start as a result of a bad
> > update, is there a KB article that walks you through this?
> >
> Hi,
>
> How to uninstall a hotfix or Service Pack via the Recovery Console
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm
>
> Same goes for Win2k and Win2k3 I would think.
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>