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failed XP hard drive

We have a 4 year old Dell desktop that functions as the file server in our very simple (2 other pc's plus the "server") XP network. On the Dell we have our Quickbooks company file in a shared folder so that both of us can access it simultaneously (it is multi-user version of QB). Yesterday, the desktop housing that file failed to boot up. We got a message indicating that there is a problem with the drive (said: primary drive 0 operating outside normal parameters). I tried to boot up in safe mode but it hung at "drivers\agp440.sys", then gave me registry file failure (at c0000218) and begin a physical memory dump. I also tried booting from last know good confirguration but ended up with the same registry file failure. I disconnected the drive and connected it to one of the other desktops as a slave and was able to access and read all files. I have purchased a new hard drive and want to replace the bad one and need help. I cannot locate my windows XP CD-ROM so I cannot boot the bad drive from it to fix the registry files. What do you suggest? Can I get/make a startup CD anywhere online? Can I access the registry files of the bad drive when it is installed as a slave on another machine?

Thanks
Jun 19 '07 #1
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bartonc
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See this thread for a discussion on registry files on a slave drive.

Disks that boot in DOS are easy to create (sorry, no experience there).
To create a boot CD which will give you access to all system functions, you need your original installation CD.
Jun 19 '07 #2

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