Black Screen after SP3 insatall,,WindowsXP

I d/l'ed and installed the SP3 and when the system restarted all I get is a
black sreen with the windows XP logo and ,,,"pleas wait",,the mouse is like
the hourglass that you see when your waiting for something to load,,sorry if
I'm not explaining it better but I'm not good with comuters,,is there anyone
else that had this problem,,can someone explain how I could possibly boot up
in safe mod,,and is there then a way to uninstall the SP3,,an help would be
greatly appreciated.

Hello Bill,

How to start Windows in Safe Mode

When you start your computer you see the logo and then you see Windows
starting.

To enter safe mode, you want to keep pressing/releasing the F8 key on your
keyboard a little while after you see the logo.

If you see the Windows XP screen, it's too late.

If you do it right, you should see a screen with with a line that says
something about safe mode.

There's also a line where you can enter safe mode with networking
(if you need to connect to the Internet).


How to start Windows in Safe Mode
<http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html>


How to remove Windows XP SP3 from your computer
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249>

Good luck
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"Bill" wrote:

> I d/l'ed and installed the SP3 and when the system restarted all I get is a
> black sreen with the windows XP logo and ,,,"pleas wait",,the mouse is like
> the hourglass that you see when your waiting for something to load,,sorry if
> I'm not explaining it better but I'm not good with comuters,,is there anyone
> else that had this problem,,can someone explain how I could possibly boot up
> in safe mod,,and is there then a way to uninstall the SP3,,an help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

WinXP-specific newsgroup: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

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How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx

Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Bill wrote:
> I d/l'ed and installed the SP3 and when the system restarted all I get is
> a
> black sreen with the windows XP logo and ,,,"pleas wait",,the mouse is
> like
> the hourglass that you see when your waiting for something to load,,sorry
> if
> I'm not explaining it better but I'm not good with comuters,,is there
> anyone
> else that had this problem,,can someone explain how I could possibly boot
> up
> in safe mod,,and is there then a way to uninstall the SP3,,an help would
> be
> greatly appreciated.