Cannot remove admin pack?

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

LWG wrote:

> when i try to remove the admin pack on xp i get the following error.
>
> service pack level mismatch. please obtain the administration tools ack that
> matches the service level of your os...
>
> I need to install the adminpak from Win 2003...

Hi

You need to uninstall SP1 to get the beta version off the computer, or edit the
cached msi file with ORCA.exe from the Windows Installer SDK or similar.

More about the last method here:

Subject: RC2 Adminpak catch-22
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=9bc43d65ce336d5a


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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[LWG]

when i try to remove the admin pack on xp i get the following error.

service pack level mismatch. please obtain the administration tools ack that
matches the service level of your os...

I need to install the adminpak from Win 2003...

Thx..

[LWG]

torgier, that worked and i now have the latest tools. thx for your help.
btw: i went with your first suggestion...

L
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> LWG wrote:
>
> > when i try to remove the admin pack on xp i get the following error.
> >
> > service pack level mismatch. please obtain the administration tools ack
that
> > matches the service level of your os...
> >
> > I need to install the adminpak from Win 2003...
>
> Hi
>
> You need to uninstall SP1 to get the beta version off the computer, or
edit the
> cached msi file with ORCA.exe from the Windows Installer SDK or similar.
>
> More about the last method here:
>
> Subject: RC2 Adminpak catch-22
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
> http://groups.google.com/groups?th=9bc43d65ce336d5a
>
>
> --
> torgeir
> Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
> Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>