Vista frozen after vista updates installed

Hello All,
I've got 64bit ultimate vista. Update downloaded automatically. I
restarted the computer. When it came to the "Welcome" screen - it has frozen
& it says "Please wait" - it's been saying that for the past hour. Anyone
else experiencing this - I really need to get access to my files.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Try starting in Safe Mode by continuously tapping the F8 key.

"Alistair" <Alistair@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello All,
> I've got 64bit ultimate vista. Update downloaded automatically. I
> restarted the computer. When it came to the "Welcome" screen - it has
> frozen
> & it says "Please wait" - it's been saying that for the past hour. Anyone
> else experiencing this - I really need to get access to my files.
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>