Re: Panicked and Sleepless in Seattle....SP1 Install is Stuck

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From: OC (oc_at_sc.rrjunkmenot.com)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:48:18 -0400

Hi Andy - Thanks for your feedback from across the waters.... I'm gonna let
it sit overnite and brood about it. In the am, we're gonna reboot and go
from there. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Thanks again.

"Andy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A485C12B-18E7-4E74-A891-B501A51B640F@microsoft.com...
> How long has it been installing now? There is every chance you can reboot
etc. but as to what effect this will have i cannot say. Is it essential to
get this machine back online today? Do you think it is still working or has
it simply died!!
> Your diagnosis should rely on what you see in response from the machine
and not how panicky you are. Perhaps you can consult Microsoft Support
directly or is there a local computer store you could ask at. I have looked
at other websites for similar issues but have found nothing of worth. Maybe
you could look through the other subjects on this forum and contact an MCSE
(Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) who might know of this problem. There
are a few who have kindly submitted their e-mail addresses so you could
contact them direct and get a real time answer. I'm in the UK btw. best of
luck
>
> ----- OC wrote: -----
>
> Andy, no real activity, just a blink now and then. Any chance I can
reboot
> into safe mode and do a system restore?
>
> "Andy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36940261-1C6B-4A88-B766-43E2D7891594@microsoft.com...
> > I cannot think of anything else you can try without having dire
> consequences. Sorry OC. Is there any hard disk activity?? This may
indicate
> there is life in the old dog yet!! Note:Although machines may seem
similar,
> if not identical in hardware and software they can vary wildly what
they do,
> and even then there is no guarantee. Sorry i couldn't help, have you
> consulted any other forums?? Best of luck. Andy
> >> ----- OC wrote: -----
> >> Hi Andy, thanks very much for your feedback. The task manager
shows
> the
> > applications as "running", but I'm getting very little CPU
> performance,
> > mostly 2-4% and occasionally 8%. Nothing above that. Really
strange,
> when I
> > installed SP1 on this computer, I don't recall the update
taking long
> at
> > all. Both are about the same age, same processor speed, same
RAM,
> etc.
> >> "Andy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A5B321B1-5FF1-4D22-AE86-FBF020D62903@microsoft.com...
> >> I had a similar experience 2 weeks ago. Is the hard disk led on
the
> front
> > of your machine flashing on and off occasionally?
> >> This was the only indication i had that it was working. Also if
you
> do
> > Ctrl -Alt- Del click the task manager button and look at the
> applications
> > that are running. Are any of them saying not responding????
Try also
> the
> > performance tab this should give you a graphical display of
the CPU
> > performance. if it is idling at a low percentage then you may
have a
> > problem. However, i think it just requires patience. It took
over 4
> hours to
> > complete for me. I hope this allays your fears.
> >>> "OC" <oc@sc.rrjunkmenot.com> wrote in message
> > news:uy%23vwkMSEHA.2936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> Help me, please! I'm trying to install service pack 1 on a
computer
> > running
> >> WXP home. The download seemed to go quickly with no problems, but
> for the
> >> last 2.5 hours I have been looking at a screen that says:
> >>> Service Pack 1 Set-up Wizard
> >> Finishing Installation
> >> Running processes after install
> >>> As far as I can tell, absolultely nothing is happening. I don't
> have an
> >> active "cancel" or "stop" button. Task Manager shows the wizard is
> > "running"
> >> but I doubt it. I don't know what to do next. How long should I
> give this
> >> update to install? How do I get out of this without creating a
> disaster?
> > All
> >> suggestions are sincerely appreciated. Thank you!
> >>>

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