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I began downloading the Security Pack 2 update and, after a bit, got a big,
red error message that a particular component was unable to download
because it had no port of entry. It gave me the option to click "ok", so I
did...
and nothing happened. The same error message remained. Continuos
clicking of "ok" did nothing. Things were stuck at that point - the download
was frozen, but I couldn't get out of the error message. At that point, I did
'ctrl, alt, delete' and rebooted.
When Windows (I'm running XP, incidentally) came back up, I got a message
saying that, because Security Pack 2 hadn't fully downloaded, my system
was unstable... I needed to uninstall it, then reinstall. So, I proceeded
with
the uninstall. After several minutes, it had uninstalled, and I got a message
to reboot so the changes could take effect. Changes definitely took effect.
After the reboot, the computer launched, stopped midway though all the
intro scripting stuff, and went to a b&w screen. It tells me on that screen
that Windows has quit unexpectedly and gives me a list of possible reasons.
Depending on the reason, I should re-start in one of several modes: Safe
Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with Prompt, Last Good
Configuration, etc. If I'm unaware of why Windows quit unexpectedly, I
ought to start Windows normally. Which, I tried... and to no avail. Now, no
matter what mode I try to start in, the PC is caught in a cycle.
It will start seemingly normally, stop, launch in that b&w screen... I choose
an option (or let it time out so that Windows begins on its own), the
computer begins to whir, then all the keyboard, screen and drive lights blink
like crazy and it begins to reboot.
All I did was try to download a stupid Security Pack. What the crap went
wrong and please... how do I fix it?
red error message that a particular component was unable to download
because it had no port of entry. It gave me the option to click "ok", so I
did...
and nothing happened. The same error message remained. Continuos
clicking of "ok" did nothing. Things were stuck at that point - the download
was frozen, but I couldn't get out of the error message. At that point, I did
'ctrl, alt, delete' and rebooted.
When Windows (I'm running XP, incidentally) came back up, I got a message
saying that, because Security Pack 2 hadn't fully downloaded, my system
was unstable... I needed to uninstall it, then reinstall. So, I proceeded
with
the uninstall. After several minutes, it had uninstalled, and I got a message
to reboot so the changes could take effect. Changes definitely took effect.
After the reboot, the computer launched, stopped midway though all the
intro scripting stuff, and went to a b&w screen. It tells me on that screen
that Windows has quit unexpectedly and gives me a list of possible reasons.
Depending on the reason, I should re-start in one of several modes: Safe
Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with Prompt, Last Good
Configuration, etc. If I'm unaware of why Windows quit unexpectedly, I
ought to start Windows normally. Which, I tried... and to no avail. Now, no
matter what mode I try to start in, the PC is caught in a cycle.
It will start seemingly normally, stop, launch in that b&w screen... I choose
an option (or let it time out so that Windows begins on its own), the
computer begins to whir, then all the keyboard, screen and drive lights blink
like crazy and it begins to reboot.
All I did was try to download a stupid Security Pack. What the crap went
wrong and please... how do I fix it?