Cant uninstall SP1, second try

well, my first thread was written during some kind of server problems so i repost it.
maybe a admin can delete the empty one
Hi there vista community,
i urgently need help with my vista service pack.
At first the automatic update always tried to install the sp1 when i shut the computer down but it always failed, so i decided

to download the service pack manually and install it cause i hoped problems with the windows calender, instant search(cant

find anything)and the help&support would be solved. well they were not but not just that.
right now every time i start the computer it tells me that i didnt activate my windows yet. so i have to type in the 25 number

long product key and wait for the online activation every time. really annoying.
i tried almost everything uninstalling the update and many computer recovery tries but
after uninstalling the update for like 1/2 - 1 h and restarting (without a activation needed) i tells me, sp1 was not uninstalled

properly. so its still there (bug 0x004E003).
almost the same with the system recovery. i tried many different points, but the only time it worked was a recovery that

recovered my system AFTER the installing of sp1.
when i tried to recover it before the installation i tells me
unknown error. system recovery wasnt completed. ur system is still the same as before.
So i read many articles about similar problems which told me that probably a re installation of vista is needed. so i would

have to reformat my computer with about 100 gb. saving them on dvds, and reinstalling every plug in would be horrible.

So maybe u know how to solve this OR if microsoft is working on solving this error so that i just wait and install a update

which fixes this. that would be a better solving as reinstalling vista cause really often i start the computer only once or twice

a day.

Hope u can help me
Juk3
p.s.
hope u understand everything i still go to school in germany and i guess ur error windows wont tell u the exact same

1 you need to activate windows vista first.

if you don't activate windows Software and programs will fail .

if you have the Origonal Vista DVD try doing a system Recovery a Previous date the day before you Put windows SP1 on you're computer if you made systems Recovery date before you put Sp1 on you're computer this will restore it to that time before you Put Sp1 On you're computer if you didn't make a restore point before Sp1 on you're computer most likely Sp1 won't come off if you tryed everything else.

Never heard of that before. When I do a reinstall, I then install all my software and customise the programs and the OS before activating. I have sometimes not reactivated for almost the full two weeks.
As an earlier beta tester, I have reinstalled many times, without that problem.

Same here, installing programs no problem before activation, not sure about SP1 though.

Juk3 can you give us some more details about your computer so we have a better idea about your configuration...such as what OS (32bit or 64bit vista), motherboard model, hard drive type (IDE or SATA) and what security software you have installed like mcaffe, Symantec or any other related software.....

Without more details about your system I can only say one of these software packages may have unknowingly tampered with the service pack installation or a serious system error has occurred before the installation of SP1 causing these errors.

Hello Juk3,
See if this link can help you.

How to uninstall Windows Vista SP1 as a troubleshooting step