[leyhar]

i have a hp desktop a1330n with windows xp media center, i downloaded and installed the new SP3 from microsoft and the download went fine, whe it told me i had to restart to complete the installation i clicked restart, now it just keeps booting over and over, it does not get to the sign in screen and there is a blue screen that pops up but it is gone in a flash so i can not get any info off of it. I have tried to start in safe mode but it won't go to safe mode it just scrolls down thru the driver list and then it quits. if i could get to safe i would just uninstall the sp3. what can i do??

[ekim68]

Do you have the XP CD to do a repair? You might be able to do a system restore after that...

[leyhar]

hi thanks for the reply, after trying to get to safe mode for hours, on about the 25th try it finally went into safe and i was able to un-install the SP3. it's back to working like a champ. I sure hope they get this fixed before they make it an auto update. thanks for your reply!! leyhar