XP SP2 Problem.

[Guest]

I installed the pack at about... 7:15pm EST. It's now 9:50pm EST and it's
been stuck on "Finishing installation - Running processes after install" for
about an hour or two. Is this normal?

 

[Steve N.]

I installed the pack at about... 7:15pm EST. It's now 9:50pm EST and it's
been stuck on "Finishing installation - Running processes after install" for
about an hour or two. Is this normal?

No. Usually takes less than an hour. More detail needed. What is the
conditon/state of the system prior to installing SP2? Specificaly, have
you made sure the system is virus and malware free? Up to date device
drivers? Any pre-existing software or hardware problems?

Steve N.

 

[Guest]

Well about 2 weeks ago, my harddrive burnt out. I sent it for fixing, and it
came back yesterday with a new harddrive ^_^

However, they didn't install Windows. They left that to me. So after I
reinstalled it using the 4 discs, it booted up sans the service packs. So I
went to download the neccessary updates. After I downloaded some small ones,
which took no time at all, this one came up. I downloaded and now installed,
and now... @ 11:02 pm EST it is still stuck on that.

Should I try to do another system restore, and try to dl the service pack
first?

 

[RonK]

Restart the computer , It will resume where it left off.

 

[Guest]

It won't let me. And I can't pull up the task manager for some reason.

 

[paul]

power cycle it

It won't let me. And I can't pull up the task manager for some reason.

 

[Guest]

It hasn't resumed. When I did, I got a blue screen saying it was partially
installed, and I'd experience some problems >.< What should I do?