I installed SP1 onto a laptop and after about three quarters of an hour into
the process, the laptop switched itself off. I restarted and got a choice
between Repair or Start Windows normally. I made the mistake of picking the
second option. A huge series of files began to be opened, with the names of
each flashing on the screen. Then it seemed to get stuck on a file in the
registry. Or it may have been opening a long series of files with the same
address becuase I couldn't see the end of the filenames.

At this point I restarted and picked the F8 option. I chose the Repair
option from a list of about 8 options (including Restore to anearlier
point). This led once again to my original choice of Repair or restart
normally. I now picked Repair. That was about three hours ago. The repair
process still appears to be going ahead.

Do I just have to be patient, or has the repair system stalled?

Thanks for any suggestions.

JH