SP2 Restart Hangs Once During Installation

[Guest]

I just completed a clean install of Windows XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 2500.

I began by installing the original system from the Dell OEM Reinstallation
CD. I rebooted once, and installed SP2 from the Microsoft disk. The first
reboot after installing SP2 hung with a black screen I let it sit for over
an hour. Briefly pressing the power button had no effect, so I forced the
power off by holding down the button. The next startup worked normally, and
the system seems fine.

I'm curious about what happened and if the installation is correct.

 

[Guest]

With SP2 i always schedule a disk check right after the install (1st restart),
with this in place all goes well,w/o it,most get youre results.p.s. dont ever
let the pc just hang there for hour or so,if no activity seems to be the
result,
restart,hold in power button,etc....

 

[Chuck]

You might want to try My Computer- Management, System tools- Event viewer,
and also look with the device manager for any flags.

What you experienced does happen, and usually is not of concern. I don't
remember if it is a result of a reset process (Hardware) that went awry, or
part of the if that didn't work try this that windows sometimes goes thru on
an initial setup.