Put the drive in another system, recover the data you want to save. Then,
put it back in the system, boot with the WinXP CD and run the Recovery
Console. From the prompt, run "chkdsk c: /r" (without the quotes) and see if
this helps.
HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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