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> PG wrote:

>> I have been having boot up problems, drives not showing up any longer,
>> programs missing or files missing or not running errors.
>>
>> Intermittently I have bootup problems, then have to disconnect one SATA
>> drive to get XP to load at all.
>>
>> I tried to install XP components again and it won't let me run setup. The
>> CD-drive is reading since it opens the files but it won't run setup!?
>>
>> In addition, I had to do a system restore after I installed SP 3, so all
>> of
>> this started after the SP 3 was installed/updated.
>>
>> I also did a BIOS driver update thinking that might help with the bootup
>> and
>> HD not found problems, but it didn't help. I don't know what else to try
>> or
>> what else could be causing all this.
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Thank you for your immediate replies!

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