Hi Steve,
Heres what to do to make the recovery CD
1-Install UBCD for windows onto your working system
2-Insert your windows XP CD into the cd drive on the working system and copy the I386 folder...

If everything passed and it didn't freeze in UBCD then the issue is you probably have a software issue.(Although your hard drive may be faulty)

Try disabling some startup software by going to...

If I was your domain admin I would just restore from the latest backups.

However I understand your pain.
You may be able to edit the registry or at the very least restore a previous registry...

Take software out of the equation.

Download http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html
install and run the programme on any working PC and follow the instructions to create a live CD.
Boot to...

You would have been quicker using google to find the drivers.
Anyway..here you go.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=1842155

Hi stpen,
Go to this website and download Ultimate Boot CD for Windows.
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
This program will create a bootable CD that will allow you to recover from almost any Windows XP...

A+ Bob. :) I was having a bit of a momemt.

Hi Taytoots,

What model of computer have you got?
Have you tried resetting the BIOS?(Usually tells you on starting to press F2, Del or F11 to enter setup)
Without more information I cannot be...

Did I mention I sell toner ink? :P

Please please please, rewrite that last comment with punctuations & other grammatical niceties.

Call microsoft and ask them for help.
Sometimes it can be generated in error- Either way Microsoft are the only people who can help you. Unless you switch to Linux. :)

I just noticed that you mentioned it boots to safe mode.

When you get in on safe mode turn off automatic restart on system failure.

Right click on my computer>select...

Sounds like a BSOD- If you don't want to reinstall try using the recovery console on the XP boot disk and perform a chkdsk /p on the drive.

Boot to the windows setup disk as usual but press R to...

Vineeth,

Try this and let us know what happens.
Start>Run
type shutdown/s and let us know what happens.
If this works then its probably a registry problem & you'll need to peform a system...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Its very unlikely that you will be able to recover this data.

However as always things you can try.
Try downloading and installing free(gpl or open source...

Maxtor Hard Drives have a known ACPI issue which can cause what your describing...it i also fixed by a firmware update from maxtor.

First though I would check the event viewer by going to the...

sounds like a software issue..have u checked the event viewer and msconfig?
Also let me know if u are using Maxtor Drives

Just to add to that. Right click on my computer, click on the advanced tab & click on settings for startup & recovery.

What your looking for is a checkbox under system failure that states"...

lol. um I'm just going over here now >>> :D

Did you have installed any instant write software?

And

Does the same issue happen in safe mode?

By The Way if you did have any pinnacle software installed then there is a good chance this is...

run the network setup wizard again on the gateway machine and one other machine.
And do this with the XP firewall enabled on the gateway machine.
...

djm, has this happened Just recently or is it an ongoing problem & also are you with AOL per chance? & also when you say red x what do you mean? Do you mean page not found or just a red x...Are u...

what operating system is running on the main machine & does it have a firewall? Have you tried disabling the firewall?

I know this will seem a daft thing to say..but whilst the PC is booting up tap the F8 button on your keyboard to access the safe mode option. Make sure your booting from your slave drive by changing...

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you will want to boot up from the slave drive in safe mode..log into windows... and copy across all the documents held in My documents and settings. I think its...

if you can try a different video card. Even borrow one from a mate.
I should add here
3d cards are like beautiful women.
they are expensive, they can cause problems, you can't really borrow your...

when a program installs it doesn't just put files onto your machine..it also usually modifies the system files of your machine to tell it..
1. where it is located.
2.whether it requires the...

smartdrv is an ms-dos command.
What you could do depending on how big your hd is, would be to copy the entire xp disc onto a partition.
To do this you would need a bootable floppy with the...