SP4 has broken my system!

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noah

I just installed SP4 on Win2K system and now it won't
boot -- hangs on the Win2K Pro "starting up" screen. gets
about 2/3 of the way there and then hangs. freaking out
please help. last good known config doesn't do anything...
 
Hi Noah,
Some things you can try:
- Boot into Safe Mode; if successful, try uninstalling SP4 via Add/Remove
Programs (will only work if you chose to save uninstall information during
the SP4 installation).
- Boot to Recovery Console, and run the SP4 uninstall batch file:
WINNT\$NTServicePackUninstall$\SPUninst\SPUNINST.BAT
Browse to the above location and type: BATCH SPUNINST.BAT
This will start the uninstall process, which *could* take an extreme
amount of time (hour or more)
After completing this process, type EXIT to restart the system, and
verify that you can now boot

If you uninstall SP4 via the Recovery Console, it's critical after booting
successfully to "officially" uninstall the Service Pack via Add/Remove
Programs, or to re-install it.

--

David Bullock, MCSE, MCSA, A+
Windows NT/2000/2003 Setup Support

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