>-----Original Message-----
>Saturday night I downloaded the Service Pack for Windows
>XP Home edition. I was marked as a "critical" download on
>the Windows Update site and needed to be run by itself.
>After over 5 hours of download time, it needed to restart
>the computer. I restarted it and did get the initial
>Windows XP screen, but as soon as it should have gone to
>my desktop, I got nothing but a BLACK screen. After
>waiting 30 minutes, I restarted again and tried to start
>in "Safe Mode" - again, all I got was a black screen,
>though this time with SAFE MODE appearring in the corners
>and the Service Pack being listed acrross the top, but
>still no desktop. From there, all efforts have continued
>in a downward spiral. I even tried to reload XP using the
>repair mode, but to no avail. I have come to dislike XP
>enough, I am tempted to load a Me version that I bought
>but never used, but that will likely bring a whole new
set
>of problems. I don't recall whether my XP came with the
>machine or was purchased separately (and with only a
black
>screen I can't find out), so Microsoft doesn't seem to
>allow me to contact them. And since all of these problems
>are a direct result of their download, I feel they should
>provide a workable solution (preferably at no further
cost
>to me). Any help anyone can give will be gratefully
>appreciated.
>Paul
>.
>I hear you. I installed their "service pack" critical
update and now when I logon the system loops with
a "procedure entry point etc" being missing. I can't log
on at all.
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