hanging half way through boot up after sp2 install

[willthepirate]

decided to be a good boy and install sp2 on my main box and...

when its on the screen that says "windows xp", and has the scrolling blue bars it reads from the drive a little bit, then just stops and hangs??

any ideas

need some help

 

[Datamonkey]

best bet boot into safe mode, press f8 as the machine starts up, then select safe mode and boot into windows, from here you can goto control panel and un-install sp2.

as long as that works, get back into windows, and try installing it again. sp2 is a good thing to have. Its not a nightmare like some people make out.

 

[willthepirate]

no dice

ill just reinstall if theres no easy solution