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Go into Add / Remove Programs in the Control Panel and select "Show updates" (the tickbox). Then you can scroll down to Windows XP and select the update that you wish to uninstall. If it's not listed there or it doesn't work, System Restore is what should be used, but since it doesn't work I'm unsure of what else you could do.

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I've never had this problem but this was my thought too. However, try to backup your data if you can just in case.

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What doesn't work because of the update?

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well for 1, the bar on my menu bar is gone...

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not the menu bar.. but the one with the start button and such

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When you drag your mouse to the bottom, does it appear? Try right-clicking the bottom-center of your screen (assuming that's where you had it placed), uncheckking "Lock Taskbar", and dragging it up.

Also, marshmellowman's instructions do not reformat the computer, they just uninstall a single update of your choice.  It's not extreme :)

Post edited at 8:16 am on July 11, 2008 by matto

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