Hi,

Have you tried Safe mode with Command Prompt? If it loads, you can run
C:\Windows\system32\restore\restrui.exe to open the System Restore GUI and
try a point before the installation.

By the way, you don't need to install SP1a, you can (and should) go straight
to SP2.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

<tvaughn05@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I was having a small problem with pop-ups, and I posted my problem on
> geekstogo.com. One of the Staff there told me to install Windows XP
> SP1a.
> So, I went to
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...1/default.mspx,
> and I downloaded the service pack. After installing the service pack, I
> restarted the computer. And now it just sets itself on a restart loop!
> It won't stop restarting!! I tried loading Windows normally, Last Known
> Good Configuration, and in Safe Mode, and each time I as soon as the
> Windows XP logo disappeared, the computer restarted. I did not back up
> my data, and I need this data for work tommorow. I had fixed this once
> before while installing SP2, but I had access to safe mode.
>
> I found these links, but none of them addressed my specific topic.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873161/en-us
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...xp.setup_deplo...
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...xp.general/bro...
> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/pcmain...otbreakout.htm
>
> You can view my original issue at the below link. It contains
> additional information about my system.
>
> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index...T&f=37&t=88465
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated ASAP, as I need my computer by
> tommorow, and I did not backup my data...I learned my lesson about
> backup...
>
> -Tony
>