Is it possible to recover from failed sp4 installation?

Hi All,
I have a client who last night attempted to install sql 2000 Enterprise
Edition SP4. When running the first time through it got past the Password
Validation and moved to the Analysing and Preparing stage of the
installation. At this point it completely hung - after an hour there was
still no activity.
Now when attempting to re-install SP3a it states that a later version is
already installed and when attempting to reinstall SP4 it hangs on password
validation everytime.
This is a production server, does anyone know if it is possible to recover
from the above scenario?
Thanks
LarryJosh
I have been istalling SP4 mamy times and have never got the situation. Hmmm,
try tirn off (from the network) the server and re-install SP4
"Josh Lawrence" <someone@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I have a client who last night attempted to install sql 2000 Enterprise
> Edition SP4. When running the first time through it got past the Password
> Validation and moved to the Analysing and Preparing stage of the
> installation. At this point it completely hung - after an hour there was
> still no activity.
> Now when attempting to re-install SP3a it states that a later version is
> already installed and when attempting to reinstall SP4 it hangs on
> password validation everytime.
> This is a production server, does anyone know if it is possible to recover
> from the above scenario?
> Thanks
> Larry
>|||I have experienced this issue previously but can't recall the solution. I
have the awful feeling it may require a complete reinstallation of SQL2000
from the ground up.
Thanks
Josh
"Uri Dimant" <urid@.iscar.co.il> wrote in message
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> Josh
> I have been istalling SP4 mamy times and have never got the situation.
> Hmmm, try tirn off (from the network) the server and re-install SP4
>
>
> "Josh Lawrence" <someone@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23DgeHurtGHA.4544@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>|||Hi --
I have run into the exact same issue, where SP4 installation hangs on
password validation. It worked for me on number of other servers but it
doesn't work on this server.
I have tried using Windows and SQL Server authentication, sa without
password but it didn't make any difference.
Did anyone find a solution?
The funny thing is that @.@.version shows SP4, however it is Not SP4.
Thanks
Gurpreet
"Josh Lawrence" wrote:

> I have experienced this issue previously but can't recall the solution. I
> have the awful feeling it may require a complete reinstallation of SQL2000
> from the ground up.
> Thanks
> Josh
>
> "Uri Dimant" <urid@.iscar.co.il> wrote in message
> news:OryZZ2rtGHA.4752@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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