After SP2, can only boot in safe mode

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From: Richie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:41:04 -0700

SP2 is around 262Mb, that 70Mb means it's probable you
did not complete the process, In safe mode got to
accessories / system tools and see if you can do a system
restore, I have never tried that and not sure restore
will operate from Safe Mode
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm using a HP desktop with Windows-XP Home Edition.
After installing SP2
>from the MS Update download site[around 70MB] the
computer shows the HP
>Logo, then shows the XP Windows logo a couple of seconds
& then boots off,
>asking if I want to start up in Safe Mode. Safe Mode
will start the PC up
>(showed SP2 version).
>
>
>
>I went to the windows add/remove program, and removed
the SP2 update.
>Restarted the PC with the same results. having to start
in Safe Mode (the PC
>showed SP1 version). I went to the HP site and made
sure I had all their
>updates, and did the SP2 update with the Network
Installation Package
>[266MB] with still the same bad result.
>
>
>
>I have a program from HP: "PC Doctor for Windows XP" -
in which under
>System, Event Viewer, error properties, one of the error
reports state: The
>following Boot-Start Driver(s) failed to Load:
>
>ATMhelpr - Fips - i8042prt - Processor. Another error
report states the
>same but also contains these other ones: AFD - IPSec -
MRxSmb - NetBT -
>RasAcd - Rdbss - Tcpip - WS21FSL. I don't know, but
guess one is the
>initial start-up trial, and the other smaller list could
be the Safe Mode
>start-up.
>
>
>
>I did load the SP2 on a HP Laptop, with XP-Media Center,
without any known
>problems!
>
>I'm not a computer whiz, know about enough to be
dangerous. Would
>appreciate any help with this. THANKS.
>
>
>.
>

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