SP2 Related Problem

I have 5 computers at home and have started updating
those with XP with SP2. I have encountered a problem
after the SP2 installation on one of the computers. After
the required reboot, I became unable to access any
program that used the Windows Explorer window (Internet
Explorer, My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, etc.).
I would click on the program's icon and it would act as
if it was starting up, but nothing happens. I was going
to uninstall SP2 and then reinstall it, but since Control
Panel and the Windows Update website became unaccessible,
couldn't. If there are any ways you can think of that
could remedy my situation I would greatly appreciation
your response. Thanks

Possible fix.

Run Windows XP in safe mode and uninstall that way.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have 5 computers at home and have started updating
>those with XP with SP2. I have encountered a problem
>after the SP2 installation on one of the computers.
After
>the required reboot, I became unable to access any
>program that used the Windows Explorer window (Internet
>Explorer, My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel,
etc.).
>I would click on the program's icon and it would act as
>if it was starting up, but nothing happens. I was going
>to uninstall SP2 and then reinstall it, but since
Control
>Panel and the Windows Update website became
unaccessible,
>couldn't. If there are any ways you can think of that
>could remedy my situation I would greatly appreciation
>your response. Thanks
>.
>

You may want to see if your date/time is correct. All you have to do is right
click on your clock and choose adjust date/time. If the date is not correct,
ie it's set for a number of years in the future, then the computer will think
that the certificates of certain programs to be invalid and won't run them.
Ran into that problem on my computer where the date was set to like 2940 or
something like that, just way past the valid dates of certificates.

"Eddie" wrote:

> I have 5 computers at home and have started updating
> those with XP with SP2. I have encountered a problem
> after the SP2 installation on one of the computers. After
> the required reboot, I became unable to access any
> program that used the Windows Explorer window (Internet
> Explorer, My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, etc.).
> I would click on the program's icon and it would act as
> if it was starting up, but nothing happens. I was going
> to uninstall SP2 and then reinstall it, but since Control
> Panel and the Windows Update website became unaccessible,
> couldn't. If there are any ways you can think of that
> could remedy my situation I would greatly appreciation
> your response. Thanks
>