"traumajohn" <traumajohn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07629111-EF78-4CE9-8578-2BB983F0596B@microsoft.com...
>I have xp home on a Dell laptop. I downloaded an mp3 update and the laptop
> went to the famous Microsoft blue screen. I tried to reboot and got the
> same.
> I tried to go to safe mode almost logged all the way in and got the blue
> screen. I tried to go to safemode command prompt and got the same and
> tried
> last known good config and got the same. I tried to use the Windows cd and
> boot into the repair utility and got there but when I got there it said
> drive
> not valid. I went to the map utility and it shows...
> ? fat16 32mb partition 1
> ? 28576 partition 2
> D cdrom.
> What does this mean? Do I have to repait the registry? If so how and if
> not
> please help.
> Thanks,
> John

If the MP3 update is responsible then it's time to perform a manual
System Restore: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545. However,
if your file system is damaged then you will have to reload Windows
or perhaps even replace the hard disk.