After installing lion the setup assistant crashed and i had to force quit. now i cannot open it. any tips?

Ater installing Lion, the setup assistant froze and I had to force quit. Now I cannot open it. What can I do?

See if the Recovery HD was installed.
Hold ⌘R on Boot, and if it works, select Reinstall OS X Lion

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