SP2 installation crashed XP Home

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Robert L. Rauch

I installed SP2 on one of my PCs, but there was a problem in installing it
on my second one; it had a hard time finding a file called something like
wiaacmgr.exe -- although I found the file by browsing and it seemed to
proceed along. However, when I tried to reboot, the machine wouldn't get
past the black screen with the flashing bar at which point it shut down (and
continues to shut down). I have attempted with F8 to boot in safe mode and
with "last known working config" but to no avail.

I have an 2.6g e-machine running XP Home with all previous MS patches
updated.

What can I do?

Rob
 
Unfortunately, I am unable to boot the computer, even in safe mode. Is
there anything that can be done besides pulling out the "restore" CD and
reformatting the hard drive?
 
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