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The thread discusses issues with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), where the original poster cannot find or uninstall SP1, causing problems with system functions like System Restore and updates. Despite suggestions that SP1 is not listed as an installed update, the user manually deletes a registry key, leading to errors stating that SP1 cannot identify the Windows version. The overall sentiment underscores caution, as manual removal or modification of system files and registry entries can cause significant issues, and the user is advised that SP1 is not easily removable.

AhmedZeedy45

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-SP1 has no entries anywhere, so can't be uninstalled
-can't reinstall SP1 again
Can I just remove a file or a registry key to make it think i don't have it (so that it overwrites existing files)?
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Neemobeer

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It should be listed as an installed update. KB976932.

Windows 7 has been end of life for over a month now. You may want to considered upgrading to Windows 10 or a Linux distro. All Windows 7 licenses should activate under Windows 10.
 

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1-It isn't listed anywhere, is there any uninstaller?
2-Is this forum by anyway linked to Microsoft Support? (as Windows 10 is a disaster in my and many others opinions)
 

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I deleted this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.0.17514