Boot hangs after windows update

I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.

When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.

When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.

I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
the same thing still happens.

Anybody else got this problem?

Any help greatly appreciated.

TIA

--
Steve

the experts hang around here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...&lang=en&cr=US


also, this might be helpful too:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...6527&x=11&y=11

both the above are no charge.

- db
"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote in message news:570b1qF2bbdavU1@mid.individual.net...
I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.

When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.

When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.

I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
the same thing still happens.

Anybody else got this problem?

Any help greatly appreciated.

TIA

--
Steve

"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote
>I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.
>
> When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.
>
> When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
> progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.
>
> I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
> the same thing still happens.
>
> Anybody else got this problem?

If system restore isn't working and none of the other options on the
Advanced Options menu where safe mode is, work, then one option is do a
repair install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

I use a drive imaging program to image the system to an external drive
before doing updates. Then I apply updates one or just a few at a time.

There are many things that can cause problems with a system, not just
installing windows updates, so having a mechanism in place to easily restore
the system to a working condition is important. I use Acronis True Image
Home, version 10, imaging the drives to two external USB connected hard
drives.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"db" <databaseben.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uAmMD%23YcHHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
the experts hang around here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...&lang=en&cr=US


also, this might be helpful too:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...6527&x=11&y=11

both the above are no charge.

- db
"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote in message news:570b1qF2bbdavU1@mid.individual.net...
I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.

When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.

When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.

I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
the same thing still happens.

Anybody else got this problem?

Any help greatly appreciated.

TIA

--
Steve





Thanks DB.

I powered it up this morning went and had some breakfast and when I came back it had booted ok.

No idea what was wrong but it seems ok now.

I have restored of course so I will install the updates 1 by 1 now to see which one causes the problem

--
Steve

"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote in message
news:570b1qF2bbdavU1@mid.individual.net...
>I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.
>
> When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.
>
> When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
> progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.
>
> I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
> the same thing still happens.
>
> Anybody else got this problem?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Steve
>
>
>


Installed the updates 1 by 1 and rebooted in between each with no problem at
all.

Hey ho that's windows for you!

--
Steve

you're welcome.

"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote in message news:5719n8F2asb25U1@mid.individual.net...
"db" <databaseben.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uAmMD%23YcHHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
the experts hang around here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...&lang=en&cr=US


also, this might be helpful too:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...6527&x=11&y=11

both the above are no charge.

- db
"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote in message news:570b1qF2bbdavU1@mid.individual.net...
I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows update.

When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.

When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.

I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
the same thing still happens.

Anybody else got this problem?

Any help greatly appreciated.

TIA

--
Steve





Thanks DB.

I powered it up this morning went and had some breakfast and when I came back it had booted ok.

No idea what was wrong but it seems ok now.

I have restored of course so I will install the updates 1 by 1 now to see which one causes the problem

--
Steve

"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote

> "Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@rainbird.me.nospam.uk> wrote

>>I have just downloaded and installed about 10 updates using windows
>>update.
>>
>> When it finished installing it asked me to reboot.
>>
>> When it is booting and gets to the Windows XP logo screen it hangs. The
>> progress bar stops dead and nothing happens.
>>
>> I have rebooted in safe mode and gone back a couple of restore points but
>> the same thing still happens.
>>
>> Anybody else got this problem?
>>
>> Any help greatly appreciated.

> Installed the updates 1 by 1 and rebooted in between each with no problem
> at all.
>
> Hey ho that's windows for you!

Lol, yep. That's one reason why I install them separately.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]