I had exactly the same problem. Nothing would install after SP2. And yes, it
now freezes for ~30 seconds upon login, and it won't bring up any Propeties
dialogs for folders - so I can't share folders anymore.
However, after my 5th attempt of using either IE or the automatic updater,
it suddenly worked and installed the updates. But now it won't *uninstall*
anything from my system. The uninstaller just freezes indefinitely.
Ed, someone else will probably advise you differently, but with all the
problems SP2 has caused me, I think it's time for us to reinstall windows
completely and install SP2 over a clean installation. Now I've been a
legitimate user and developer for Microsoft OSs for most of my life, but I
must thank them this time - the frustration and annoyance this has caused me
has been enough to push me over the edge and download Fedora (a free Linux
distribution). I'm not advertising for it, but I thought I might let them
know - if even in a small way - that I'm tired, and I'm leaving.
Scott
"Ed" wrote:
> I finally let SP2 installed. I installed and working fine (besides the
> problem of taking 10 times longer to startup computer). Now I was prompted
> to install additional updates (1 for IE6, and the other for some kind of
> detection tool). It downloaded ok, but takes FOREVER to install. This is
> the third time I try to install these two updates (I just gave up the last
> two times and shut down my computer). So far, after 7 hours of waiting (with
> no program or brower open), the installation status still displays
> "Initializating Installation...". Anyone get an idea how to fix it?
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