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how to remove sp3, ive tried all four methods, and clean install isnt an option

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okay well its come to this, i am so close to quite literally just blowing this computer up its not even funny, i have been searching for over 11 hours straight with no break on how to remove sp3, and nothing works. i have tried all four methods that everyone only seems to know and none of them do anything.

-it does not show up in add or remove programs
-i am actually literally completely missing the $ntservicepackuninstall$ folder (and yes i have searched another 3+ hours on trying to find out how to fix that, with no success)
-I cant do a system restore because i just had to do a repair installation, because it was the only way to get rid of the virus on this computer that had been wreaking havoc for over a week, and really looking like i was gonna he to just wipe the HDD, so that is out of the question
-and i finally decided to put aside my pride and do the most ridiculous thing over using the recovery console which in my opinion is going so damn overboard for such a simple task it is unfathomable

now the reason for doing so is not that sp3 is that bad, it's just that there is literally about a snowball's chance in hell i am going to live with on this just about the two worst things that a computer could have
(well besides horrific, hideous look and layout, what makes me want to be drawn and quartered rather then ever use it vista or windows 7, BESIDES THAT...)
Horrible Windows Media Player 11 and Demonically horrifyingly hideous IE8

now seeing as the repair disc i used unfortunately had IE8 and WMP11 integrated into as part of the installation the only way to get rid of them (thanks to the a**hats at Microsoft) is to uninstall the entire freaking service pack which is completely ridiculous, however i took one look at IE8 and WMP 11 and instantly knew what i had to do, but 14 hours later, i arrive here, pissed off and begging for help.

now i do apologize for my language but i am so frustrated right now it would make your head spin, and i hate when i know what to do but i cant do it no matter what. i have literally put my life on hold for two weeks minimum fixing this computer (it belongs to my brother) i have pissed away already more then half a month of my summer, because i told him i would do something for him, and to me that damn well means i am going to do it. He feels exactly the same way about IE8 and WMP11 as i do, so here i am begging for anyone's help on how i can rollback or uninstall sp3, or just simply uninstall IE8 and WMP11 please please please help me.

I really wont to just get this done so he has a computer again and so i can have some sense of completion, and relief cause as it is now i am just about to loose it and:4-hanged: well maybe that was a lil overboard lol, but that pretty close. so thank you in advance for any help that anyone can provide
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CriticalPoint
Dude,

Best bet - Caddy the HDD, secure the data that you need and do a clean install - That's your quickest, simplest method. That, and you can be certain that the Virus has gone..
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Between the rants, I think you really want to get rid of IE8 and WMP11. Just try to install IE7, and WMP10, might work. Alternate is to uninstall IE8, maybe IE6 or 7 will be there by default, same for uninstalling WMP11. See what happens. They werent included in my older SP3, but in the updates following. Just manually install the updates and check not to install those two.
I am with you on this, I dont like IE8 or WMP11 either.
I switched to FF, for 98% of my surfing. Takes a little tweaking but its nice.
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okay first look at the actual title of this thread "Clean install isn't an option" that is exactly what that's means I've tried suggesting that to my brother, but throughout him explaining to me about why that was the stupidest thing he had ever heard and why i was such an idiot i began to see his point (not me being an idiot but why it is a stupid idea)

as he showed me all the stuff he had on his HDD i saw what he meant, he has so so so many programs that they just literally don't make anymore
(and trust me we have looked for those programs because i told him a while ago its a good idea to create a disc of the programs that you always install when you do a clean install except the programs that always have like constant updates (anti virus and what not) and we looked for days trying to find his programs with no luck so that's why i ruled that out)
and i tried to uninstall IE8 and WMP11 but neither is in the add or remove programs list and i also tried to just install older version but they just said i have a newer version and exited, but i don't wont to walk away with this unsolved, someone out there must know how to fix this.
Please don't just close this thread and call it quits guys im a begging you me and my brother have lost so much in the last year its unreal
(victims of a convicted professional fraud/con-artist wanted by 27 diff states, finally got caught about a month ago and so far has racked up 143 charges against himself, and that's just in WA where i live, that isn't counting the other states yet so i hope he gets whats coming to him:jail: although if it were up to me hehe... let me tell ya...:4-hit::4-hanged::knife::4-gun::4-guns:)
and i don't want to just be another person to let him down even it is something small ya know, i think he has lost enough and all he wants is for his computer to, so please understand where i am coming from guys if you can thanks again for any help, you guys give me more help then you know:chgrin:
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Omega,

Not being funny, but telling someone whom is offering you their assistance to 'look at the actual title of this thread' and then digressing to the point of no return before lundging into the etymology of 'Backup', is a bit out of order if you ask me.

That aside, try these:

Revo Uninstaller is more than just an uninstaller. it also lets you adjust your autostart program, clean your Windows and browser history, and delete junk files.

Absolute Uninstaller sports a batch uninstalling option, a search function, and the ability to clean up files left behind after you're done uninstalling.

MyUninstaller lets you open an application's installation folder, find registry settings, and features a search option in case you've got a ton of programs to sift through.

Safarp loads faster than most of the other utilities we've tried. And if you don't want one more application to install, you can download a zip file containing an executable version of Safarp. No installation required.

CCleaner may be known primarily as a utility for cleaning temp files and registry settings. But it also comes with a handy little program uninstaller. It's nothing to write home about, but it loads up faster than any other utility on this list, with the possible exception of Safarp.

[Above extracted from DownloadSquad.com]
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If SP3 was integrated into the disk you did the repair with, there is no way to remove it.

A repair install with an XP CD that does not include SP3 Might work, but that will most likely make IE unusable, as you'll have a mix of IE8 and IE6 files, and since IE8 was integrated, and not installed, the uninstall info and files are missing.
Might be able to copy that info from a system that did have IE8 installed; it will be in the spuninst.txt file in the C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst folder. This lists the files to delete, and which files to copy from the previous version, which were backed up in the C:\WINDOWS\ie8 folder.

The list of files from a different system might not work on this one though, the list is based on which files were installed, and may vary depending on what updates were in place when it was installed.
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SPUninst.txt folder contains:

Code: 
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\extexport.exe"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\ie8props.propdesc"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iecompat.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iedvtool.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\ieproxy.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsdbgui.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsdebuggeride.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsprofilercore.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsprofilerui.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\pdm.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\sqmapi.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\xpshims.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\hmmapi.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\iedvtool.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\iexplore.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsdbgui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsdebuggeride.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsprofilercore.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsprofilerui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\inf\iem\0409\inetcorp.iem"
DEL  "c:\windows\inf\iem\0409\inetset.iem"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows feed discovered.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows information bar.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows navigation start.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows pop-up blocked.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\advpack.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\icardie.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ie8eula.rtf"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieapfltr.dat"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieapfltr.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\iedkcs32.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieui.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeeds.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeedsbs.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeedssync.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\mshta.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msrating.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ticrf.rat"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\winfxdocobj.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\sqmapi.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\admparse.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\html.iec.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\icardie.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ie4uinit.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieakeng.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieaksie.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieakui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iedkcs32.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieframe.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iepeers.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iernonce.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iertutil.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iesetup.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\inetcpl.cpl.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\inseng.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\jscript.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\licmgr10.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\msfeedsbs.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshta.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshtml.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshtmler.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\msrating.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\occache.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\urlmon.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\vbscript.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\webcheck.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\winfxdocobj.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\wininet.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\wbem\msfeeds.mof"
DEL  "c:\windows\wbem\msfeedsbs.mof"
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vgx.dll" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\vgx\vgx.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\hmmapi.dll" "c:\program files\internet explorer\hmmapi.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe" "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\install.ins" "c:\program files\internet explorer\signup\install.ins" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakmmc.chm" "c:\windows\help\ieakmmc.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieeula.chm" "c:\windows\help\ieeula.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iesupp.chm" "c:\windows\help\iesupp.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.chm" "c:\windows\help\iexplore.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inetres.adm" "c:\windows\inf\inetres.adm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\admparse.dll" "c:\windows\system32\admparse.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\advpack.dll" "c:\windows\system32\advpack.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\corpol.dll" "c:\windows\system32\corpol.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtmsft.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dxtmsft.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtrans.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dxtrans.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\html.iec" "c:\windows\system32\html.iec" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ie4uinit.exe" "c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakeng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieakeng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieaksie.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieaksie.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakui.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieakui.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iedkcs32.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iedkcs32.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieencode.dll.000" "c:\windows\system32\ieencode.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iepeers.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iepeers.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iernonce.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iernonce.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iesetup.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iesetup.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieuinit.inf" "c:\windows\system32\ieuinit.inf" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\imgutil.dll" "c:\windows\system32\imgutil.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inetcpl.cpl" "c:\windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inseng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\inseng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\jscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jsproxy.dll" "c:\windows\system32\jsproxy.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\licmgr10.dll" "c:\windows\system32\licmgr10.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshta.exe" "c:\windows\system32\mshta.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtml.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.tlb" "c:\windows\system32\mshtml.tlb" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmled.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtmled.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmler.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtmler.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msls31.dll" "c:\windows\system32\msls31.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msrating.dll" "c:\windows\system32\msrating.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mstime.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mstime.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\occache.dll" "c:\windows\system32\occache.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\pngfilt.dll" "c:\windows\system32\pngfilt.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\tdc.ocx" "c:\windows\system32\tdc.ocx" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\url.dll" "c:\windows\system32\url.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\urlmon.dll" "c:\windows\system32\urlmon.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vbscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\vbscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\webcheck.dll" "c:\windows\system32\webcheck.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\wininet.dll" "c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\admparse.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\admparse.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\advpack.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\advpack.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\corpol.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\corpol.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtmsft.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\dxtmsft.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtrans.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\dxtrans.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\hmmapi.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\hmmapi.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ie4uinit.exe" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ie4uinit.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakeng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieakeng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieaksie.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieaksie.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakui.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieakui.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iedkcs32.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iedkcs32.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieencode.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieencode.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iepeers.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iepeers.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iernonce.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iernonce.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iesetup.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iesetup.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iexplore.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\imgutil.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\imgutil.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inetcpl.cpl" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\inetcpl.cpl" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inseng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\inseng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\jscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jsproxy.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\jsproxy.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\licmgr10.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\licmgr10.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshta.exe" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshta.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtml.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.tlb" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtml.tlb" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmled.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtmled.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmler.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtmler.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msls31.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\msls31.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msrating.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\msrating.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mstime.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mstime.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\occache.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\occache.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\pngfilt.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\pngfilt.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\tdc.ocx" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\tdc.ocx" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\url.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\url.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\urlmon.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\urlmon.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vbscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\vbscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vgx.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\vgx.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\webcheck.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\webcheck.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\wininet.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\wininet.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.txt" "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.tag"
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i have no ie8 folder which i find very odd, i have an ie7 which is hilarious because i dont have it, that the version i want to install though. however i am really curious as to the whole "repair installing with a xp disc without ie8" do ya think that work? also what should i do with the text in the spuninst.txt thing you posted?
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You won't have an IE8 folder unless you actually installed IE8 after XP was installed. The IE7 folder is probably from when IE7 was installed before the repair withe the disk that has IE8 integrated.

The spuninst.txt file is created when IE7/IE8 is installed and is intended to be used in the recovery console with the BATCH command. It can be used as a batch file by changing the extension from txt to bat or cmd, but won't work if you don't have the backed up copies in the IE8 folder. It's also specific to the system. The one CriticalPoint posted will delete 76 files, then copy 86 files.
I have one that will delete 114 files, then copy only 46 files, so it depends on the state of the system when IE8 was installed. You might be able to use that file as a guide to delete those files, then re-install IE7, but I wouldn't count on it working, as any file you missed deleting would not be replaced by the older IE7 versions, and the different versions could cause a problem.

A repair install with an XP disk that has only SP2 integrated might work, but may leave behind Sp3, IE8, WMP11 files. Whether or not they will cause a problem is anybodies guess.

At this point, I'd just backup the data and do a clean install. Especially if the system was infected, as a repair install might not get rid of all of it.
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TheOutcaste said:
At this point, I'd just backup the data and do a clean install. Especially if the system was infected, as a repair install might not get rid of all of it.
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Amen.
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i don't mean to sound condescending or like a dick but, like I've already said i can't do a re-install not only could i not get most of the files back, my brother is literally probably the most stubborn person in the world and he scowls at me longer and harder each time i even bring it up lol... anyways, I'm still not clear what i should do with the text you posted in that spuninst.txt thing??

should i copy it into a .txt file and save it as a .bat or is there more steps then that? or am i just completely off? also i have really considered the repair installation with an xp sp2 disc but i cant really seem to find any info anywhere of anyone that has tried it, and said anything about it.
(i mean "tried it" in the sense of the situational conditions being the same or similar to mine, with sp3 installed already)

so i guess that's where we are now, what should i do with the text in the spuninst.txt thing you posted specifically and does anyone have any further info in the regards as to whether a repair install of sp2 over the sp3 would work? also if i could do that and it did work (which i am praying to god it will) at most would i just have to delete some of the files sp3 leaves behind, OR WAIT! if i only would be installing sp2 to quickly uninstall WMP11 and IE8, then why couldn't i just leave the sp3 files there so when i reinstall sp3 the files are already there. Or would it conflict, seeing as i will have to reinstall sp3 with a disc without IE8 and WMP11? i am so confused GRRRRRRR...
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Basically every file listed in a line starting with Del should be deleted.
Every file listed in a line started with copy should be copied to the specified location. These should be the IE6 files, which you'll have to expand from an XP CD that includes the same service pack as is on the system, or IE7 files copied from another system.
You can change the extension to .bat or .cmd, and then run the file, but you'll have to create the ie8 folder and place all the IE6/IE7 files in there as shown in the Copy commands. Then you can try running it.
This could make it impossible to log onto the system; it may require you to re-activate windows, but you won't be able to if all the files aren't the correct version.
I'll post the one I have so you can see the difference. This was from installing IE8 on an XP Pro SP2 system running IE6, so all the files listed in the Copy commands would be IE6 versions.
Code: 
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\extexport.exe"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\ie8props.propdesc"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iecompat.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iedvtool.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\ieproxy.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsdbgui.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsdebuggeride.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsprofilercore.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\jsprofilerui.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\pdm.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\sqmapi.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\xpshims.dll"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\hmmapi.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\iedvtool.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\iexplore.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsdbgui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsdebuggeride.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsprofilercore.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\program files\internet explorer\en-us\jsprofilerui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\inf\iem\0409\inetcorp.iem"
DEL  "c:\windows\inf\iem\0409\inetset.iem"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows feed discovered.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows information bar.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows navigation start.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\media\windows pop-up blocked.wav"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\advpack.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\icardie.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ie8eula.rtf"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieapfltr.dat"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieapfltr.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\iedkcs32.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ieui.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeeds.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeedsbs.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msfeedssync.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\mshta.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\msrating.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\ticrf.rat"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\winfxdocobj.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\admparse.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\advpack.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\browseui.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\corpol.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\dxtmsft.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\dxtrans.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\hmmapi.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ie4uinit.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieakeng.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieaksie.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iedkcs32.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iepeers.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iernonce.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iesetup.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\iexplore.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\imgutil.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\inetcpl.cpl"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\inseng.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\jscript.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\jsproxy.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\licmgr10.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshta.exe"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtml.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtml.tlb"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtmled.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtmler.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\msrating.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mstime.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\occache.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\pngfilt.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\shdocvw.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\sqmapi.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\tdc.ocx"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\url.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\urlmon.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\vbscript.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\vgx.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\webcheck.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\wininet.dll"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\admparse.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\html.iec.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\icardie.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ie4uinit.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieakeng.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieaksie.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieakui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iedkcs32.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieframe.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iepeers.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iernonce.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iertutil.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\iesetup.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\ieui.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\inetcpl.cpl.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\inseng.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\jscript.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\licmgr10.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\msfeedsbs.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshta.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshtml.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\mshtmler.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\msrating.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\occache.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\urlmon.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\vbscript.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\webcheck.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\winfxdocobj.exe.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\system32\en-us\wininet.dll.mui"
DEL  "c:\windows\wbem\msfeeds.mof"
DEL  "c:\windows\wbem\msfeedsbs.mof"
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vgx.dll" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\vgx\vgx.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\hmmapi.dll" "c:\program files\internet explorer\hmmapi.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.exe" "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\install.ins" "c:\program files\internet explorer\signup\install.ins" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakmmc.chm" "c:\windows\help\ieakmmc.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieeula.chm" "c:\windows\help\ieeula.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iesupp.chm" "c:\windows\help\iesupp.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iexplore.chm" "c:\windows\help\iexplore.chm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inetres.adm" "c:\windows\inf\inetres.adm" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\admparse.dll" "c:\windows\system32\admparse.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\advpack.dll" "c:\windows\system32\advpack.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\browseui.dll" "c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\corpol.dll" "c:\windows\system32\corpol.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtmsft.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dxtmsft.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\dxtrans.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dxtrans.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\html.iec" "c:\windows\system32\html.iec" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ie4uinit.exe" "c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakeng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieakeng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieaksie.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieaksie.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakui.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieakui.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iedkcs32.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iedkcs32.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieencode.dll" "c:\windows\system32\ieencode.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iepeers.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iepeers.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iernonce.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iernonce.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\iesetup.dll" "c:\windows\system32\iesetup.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieuinit.inf" "c:\windows\system32\ieuinit.inf" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\imgutil.dll" "c:\windows\system32\imgutil.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inetcpl.cpl" "c:\windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\inseng.dll" "c:\windows\system32\inseng.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\jscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\jsproxy.dll" "c:\windows\system32\jsproxy.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\licmgr10.dll" "c:\windows\system32\licmgr10.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshta.exe" "c:\windows\system32\mshta.exe" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtml.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtml.tlb" "c:\windows\system32\mshtml.tlb" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmled.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtmled.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mshtmler.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mshtmler.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msls31.dll" "c:\windows\system32\msls31.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msrating.dll" "c:\windows\system32\msrating.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\mstime.dll" "c:\windows\system32\mstime.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\occache.dll" "c:\windows\system32\occache.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\plugin.ocx.000" "c:\windows\system32\plugin.ocx" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\pngfilt.dll" "c:\windows\system32\pngfilt.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\shdocvw.dll" "c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\shlwapi.dll" "c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\tdc.ocx" "c:\windows\system32\tdc.ocx" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\url.dll" "c:\windows\system32\url.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\urlmon.dll" "c:\windows\system32\urlmon.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\vbscript.dll" "c:\windows\system32\vbscript.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\webcheck.dll" "c:\windows\system32\webcheck.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\wininet.dll" "c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\ieakui.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ieakui.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\msls31.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\msls31.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\plugin.ocx" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\plugin.ocx" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\shlwapi.dll" "c:\windows\system32\dllcache\shlwapi.dll" 
COPY  "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.txt" "C:\WINDOWS\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.tag"
When you do a Repair install, Windows setup first deletes a list of system files, then replaces them with the files on the disk. If the disk is SP2, that's what gets put on. It does not remove files that are not part of the disk, so some files will remain. Usually not a problem, but the IE files are used for activating, so if the system decides it need to be reactivated, it can't because of the mixed versions. This is where the spuninst.txt fle comes in. Using one from a different system might not work, and could make things worse.

I don't know what effect it will have on WMP11; It may roll back to WMP9, but may leave enough pieces of WMP11 that it won't run, and won't let you install WMP10, as it will detect the newer WMP11 version.

You should first image the system so you can get back to where you are now if things don't go right.
You can also run a System Info tool to get the product keys for the installed software, just in case.

As painful as a clean install may be, you might not have a choice to do what you want, and have a stable system.

Imaging Software
Wikipedia Comparison Chart
Includes links to both free and commercial versions

Free:
Macrium Reflect
DriveImage XML
Easeus Todo Backup
XXClone (Turorial Here)
If you have a Seagate HD, you can use this, which is based on Acronis:
Seagate DiscWizard
And from Western Digital:
Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

Commercial:
Acronis True Image
DriveImage XML
Macrium Reflect
Norton Ghost

System Info Tools
SIW - System Information for Windows
BelArc Advisor
SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant
Everest
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theomega76 said:
i don't mean to sound condescending or like a dick but, like I've already said i can't do a re-install not only could i not get most of the files back, my brother is literally probably the most stubborn person in the world and he scowls at me longer and harder each time i even bring it up lol...
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Omega,

I personally wouldn't go down this road - It's a long, hard, stressful process unless your 100% with understanding batch/cmd commands. With regards to your brother, I appreciate you're a proud person and don't want to let the team down but a clean install is almost your only option. Yes, it sucks that some of the programs are hard to find but I guarantee you they are all still available - You just need to know where to look. It's academic anyway as I would simply tell him that it's the cost of not backing up.

There is still a very strong chance that the machine is still infected also. Now I don't mean to be rude, I really don't, but going on what I have read thus-far, I'm not convinced that it's gone. You said the Virus meant you almost wiped the HDD anyway, it's just such a shame that he can't see the light.

All the best.
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was sp3 actually slipstreamed into the disk or just IE8 and WMP11
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well the sp3 disc was just a disc i got from online (don't worry i bought it) but i can only assume that since i bought it, like most companies they assume that every time they come out with a newer product or a newer version somehow every single person out there will automatically want it, but seeing as that is the general thinking of today's business world i guess that IE8 and WMP11 were integrated into the disc the sp3 disc wasn't slip-streamed, it just came integrated with all the Microsoft updates up till like June 15, 2010 which i can only assume that they were considering IE8 and WMP11 to be as well
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also dai hows in gods name you possibly have that many damn post i mean my god that is like not of this world because it is so many lmfao
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s/pack disks are free

you either d/load from ms,or if you want the actual disk sent you just pay for the postage

if it did not come from microsoft then it is a pirated version

the disks from microsoft that contain sp3 are made from a slipstreamed disk

the slipstream does the integration

over the years the posts tend to accumulate

i think you will end up with having to do the clean install
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DAMNIT IT WAS A SLIPSTREAMED DISC!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! GRRRRR!!!! i swear to god i am going to find bill gates someday and kick him in the balls...
does anyone know as to whether installing sp2 over sp3 would work, i mean does anyone like have a spare pc with nothin really on it that they could test this hypothesis on, i only have on pc, so i dont really want to risk messing it up if it dont work and having to end up wiping it and starting over or something like that. i swear that i wont rest until i find away to change this, i will do, I HAVE A DREAM, THAT ONE MAN, OR TWO MEN, OR EVEN A WHOLE BUNCH OF MEN CAN DO SIMPLE CHANGES TO THEIR PC AND CUSTOMIZE THEIR SETTINGS TO BEST SUIT THEIR PREFERENCES WITHOUT HAVING TO SELL THEIR FIRST BORN, DO A NO HANDED HAND STAND, AND PAY THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD, I SEE IT AND I WANT IT AND I KNOW IM NOT ALONE, I WILL MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY!!!!!!!!!
*YEAHHHHH!!!!! (roar of the crowd) lmao
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