[Publius6961]

I wish I had suggestions. I rebuilt my system weekend before last and when problems cropped up less than a week later I attempted a series of restores, which did not "take", and the OS did not allow an "undo" of the restore.

Windows XP.
I now have a 30-pound doorstop.

[backhoe]

"I now have a 30-pound doorstop."

Ouch! Have you tried pulling the drive, jumpering as slave, and using a working machine to examine the drive & files? You might be able to get some of your data back.

A self-booting Linux CD like Knoppix can sometime help, too:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1024002/posts
Knoppix Linux penetrates Windows security. I used it to rescue/recover from Windows crash

[JLO]

Hey FRiend, let me know if you get a fix, will ya, by Freepmail? I've got a similar doorstop with XP Pro, LOL!