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I tried to install SP2 yesterday and the install failed, and then several programs (WMP, BitLord, etc) stopped working/would not start.

I restarted the computer and it only boots to the "Windows is starting up" box and then reboots...starting in Safe Mode does the same thing.

I followed the instructions found here: http://www.pctechforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3604 but the computer still does not boot.

Do I have any options other than reformatting?
Thanks for any help.

Hello wheatstraw, welcome to our forum.

Were you able to boot from your XP CD and get to the Recovery Console?

Thanks for the reply, and yes I was able to get into the Rec. console and enter the commands to remove SP2, but unfortunately the computer still did not boot...

I ended up entering XP Setup and used the Repair partition utility which allowed the computer to boot.

I decided to reformat since I needed to anyway, and on the fresh install of XP I downloaded SP2.

The download froze on "Cleaning Up" so I ended the program through Task Manager, and got a message that SP2 installation failed.... I restarted and the computer shows that SP2 is installed. Strange, but currently everything works fine.