Thanks Mark, already tried that, no help. Do you know anything else to try. I
don't have the repair option to reinstall xp.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry -config-system:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q307545
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> "CRK" <CRK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E41A1CA8-0C73-4156-8706-99045405B189@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to restore using the installation cd recovery console. I
> > can't boot past the welcome screen. As soon as it accesses the hd it
> > starts
> > over and reboots. No safe mode either.
>