My messed up XP boot process (Semi-SOLVED)

[Motor T]

Thank you one and all for suggestions and help. I finally put a one
year old Acronis backup onto a fresh, identical hard drive. I am in
the process of transfering files from the failed disc. This will take
awhile but I re-learned a lesson. (My wife's attitude, of late, drove
the point home). I will make more backups and do it more often! When I
am done with this I will try some of the other suggestions and see if
I can make the damaged Windows XP reappear. I will try making a BartPE
cd. I have a Hirems, UBCD and the original XP installation disc.I can
look for a way to access Restore points with that. But I'm afraid I
really didn't know what to do with them. Thanks again soooooo much!!

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

Thank you one and all for suggestions and help. I finally put a
one year old Acronis backup onto a fresh, identical hard drive. I am in
the process of transfering files from the failed disc. This will take
awhile but I re-learned a lesson. (My wife's attitude, of late, drove
the point home). I will make more backups and do it more often! When I

Rather than (I'm sure some here will say "as well as") general backups,
I'd recommend you make some specific ones: a CD of your photographs, for
example. (Ideally make two or three. At the slowest speed your drive
will go at.)

am done with this I will try some of the other suggestions and see if I
can make the damaged Windows XP reappear. I will try making a BartPE

Most important aspect of that is to stop using it (the disc).
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