\\!// (o o) ------------------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------------------------ Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - IE8 and WMP11 Roll-Back For bug reports and questions visit http://zone54.com ========================================================================= [--------- INFORMATION ---------] (#) General: * This section explains on how to Roll-back to Internet Explorer 6 or Windows Media Player 9. * After the Roll-back, you can install any IE or WMP version from this folder, including the updates. (#) Important: * At the rolling-back stage you need to browse to the folder ".\Extras\WinXP-IE RollBacks\SP3 Image Files" or insert an ORIGINAL English "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (x86)" Disc/Image into your computer or otherwise the Desktop will no longer load after a computer restart. (#) How to Roll-Back: 1. Open the file "C:\WINDOWS\inf\sysoc.inf" with a Text Editor and remove the keyword "HIDE" from the "IERollBack" (Internet Explorer) and "WMPRollBack" (Windows Media Player) test line. 2. Now go to "START -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components" and deselect "Internet Explorer 8" or "Windows Media Player 11" and then click on Next. 3. When you get promoted for some files then Browse to the folder ".\Extras\WinXP-IE RollBacks\SP3 Image Files" or to the folder ".\I386" on a ORIGINAL English "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (x86)" Disc/Image. 4. After the computer restart install the IE6 or WMP9 updates over the Windows Update Center. You can also find the offline updates in the ".\Extras\IE & WMP Switching" folder. * The MD5 Hashes for the original English "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (x86)" ISO files are: MD5 Hash: 5BF476E2FC445B8D06B3C2A6091FE3AA (Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (x86) Volume English.iso). MD5 Hash: F424A52153E6E5ED4C0D44235CF545D5 (Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (x86) Retail English.iso). MD5 Hash: 9BB3CB003E2C6005FCCC28C305BE05FF (Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (x86) OEM English.iso). * Enter the MD5 Hash into a Web Search Engine or P2P Search Engine to find a download link.