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XP with failed SP2 install won't boot
I had SP1 and all High priority updates installed. The only outstanding one
was SP2. I downloaded it and installed it. About 70% through the installation, it failed. It said a file did not match the manifest (or something similar) but did not tell me the name of the file in question. All it did was say to click OK and it would uninstall SP2. So I did, and it did, but when it rebooted, it failed to come all the way up. It gets past the XP Pro screen with the progress bar, turns to a blue screen where normally I would see a message like 'starting up', 'starting network', etc. It does not show these messages. It just thinks for a minute, and then reboots again. I have tried Safe mode, safe mode with command prompt, safe mode with networking, and last known good configuration. Nothing. I did create a restore point before installing SP2, but I can't get anywhere to run it. Ideas? Thanks, Malcolm |
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XP with failed SP2 install won't boot
try to restart under safe mode or last best hardware profile mode and post again -- cinestar ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cinestar's Profile: http://forums.tech-arena.com/member.php?userid=2510 View this thread: http://forums.tech-arena.com/showthread.php?t=44665 Technology Forum in India, free I.T. / Computer Support - http://forums.tech-arena.com |
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