Inturpted window xp serivepack install.

Question

Hi ,i went on holiday a few days ago and i was in a hurry to catch a plane. The computer was doing a automatic install and it was installing the service pack 3 . i canceled it and turned off computer . now i'm back and found out the computer cant boot .i triedsafee modesafe modee cmd , safe mode with networking,and starting windows normally non of those seem to work .When i tried any of those methods it just go back to the black menu screen bit . don'tnt want to lose any of the files on the computer .I didnt make any restore point since i got the computer and i dont want to resotre or systerm image restore the computer . Is there a way to fix this ? or whould the files still be there if i use the window xp disk and reinstall the windows or repair it?

Answer 1

you can use an option called a repair install that will keep all the files and programs.

boot from windows cd

click on new install

press F8

choose Repair Install

that should repair your windows

Answer 2

If you don't have back-ups of the files, you may be screwed.