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Can you start in Safe Mode and remove SP2 that way? (Tap the F8 key during a machine start to get the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu.)
If you can start in Safe Mode, also run a System File Check (whether or not SP2 is removed);
Click START, RUN, type in:
sfc /purgecache
(This ensures that system files are copied from your Windows installation media, and files which may be infected with malware or corrupted are not copied from your drive.)
Then type in:
sfc /scannow
Have your XP CD handy. When finished, attempt to start normally.
If all the above fails, and since a Service Pack is involved that you must reinstall anyway, then I suggest you do a Repair Install;
http://support.microsoft.com/default...us;Q315341#top
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