tetonbob

Hi Satyagraha -

Thanks for that explanation....it may perhaps indicate some system file corruption or driver issues if you still cannot boot into safe mode after the cleaning.

If it still does not boot into Safe mode...will it boot into Safe Mode with Networking?

If it doesn't boot into any Safe Mode...do you have a Windows XP installation CD?

If you do, Go to Start->Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit OK. Let it scan. If it finds any files missing/corrupted, it may ask for the Windows CD.

Other than that......you may be better off asking in the XP forum if none of the above apply or change anything....and as you appear happy with the machine's performance otherwise, I'll move this to resolved after I hear back from you one more time.