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    Windows Vista SP1 Reinstall

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by captchaplus, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. captchaplus

    captchaplus Notebook Enthusiast

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    I "accidentally" uninstalled Vista SP1 and now I want to reinstall it. Is it OK to reinstall by using System Restore? :confused: Downloading the install package takes a long time... :( (I thought a problem was SP1-related but it's not)
     
    captchaplus, Apr 17, 2008
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    how do you accidentally uninstall a service pack...w/o knowing it. LOL.
     
    McGrady, Apr 17, 2008
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    umm... I uninstalled it to see if it will fix a problem, but it didn't... :p
     
    captchaplus, Apr 17, 2008
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Reinstall it. Not a good idea to get back to SP1 using system restore. Anyways, if you go through Windows Update the package size should be managable compared to the full download of SP1.
     
    miner, Apr 17, 2008
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    Alright...
    So if I used System Restore to get SP1 back, do I have to uninstall it again and then reinstall it the normal way?
    Any stability/performance issues with using System Restore?
     
    captchaplus, Apr 17, 2008
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