planescape
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Yesterday a friend called me over to do the simplest of tasks, get her sp2 and install it...so i brought over a cd i had of xp pro. with sp 2 and most of the updates. I started her computer, put in the cd, and clicked on install, selecting the upgrade only option (through windows)...
so windows restarted once, and started up the installation before entering windows as usuall...everything was ok until...in the middle of the freeking installating, with 39 minutes remaining a FATAL ERROR msg came up
one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed: the parameter is incorrect (E:\1386\asms)
now i figured i could just restart and cancel the installation but it keeps going back to the installation screen with 39 minutes remaining before logging into windows and the msg repeats over and over again...i cant cancel it and ive tried pressing any key with the cd inside still and canceling the whole installation with the f3 key but it always goes back to the 39 minute screen of death............
im really not sure how to get back into windows or to get rid of the installation...
im sure someone has had this problem before but it feels like its not so simple to solve...
thank you very much for any of your help....im very sorry if i posted this on the wrong forum but my friend needs her computer badly
so windows restarted once, and started up the installation before entering windows as usuall...everything was ok until...in the middle of the freeking installating, with 39 minutes remaining a FATAL ERROR msg came up
one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed: the parameter is incorrect (E:\1386\asms)
now i figured i could just restart and cancel the installation but it keeps going back to the installation screen with 39 minutes remaining before logging into windows and the msg repeats over and over again...i cant cancel it and ive tried pressing any key with the cd inside still and canceling the whole installation with the f3 key but it always goes back to the 39 minute screen of death............
im really not sure how to get back into windows or to get rid of the installation...
im sure someone has had this problem before but it feels like its not so simple to solve...
thank you very much for any of your help....im very sorry if i posted this on the wrong forum but my friend needs her computer badly