I had to fix something related to my disk defrag and I went ahead to MSConfig and switched the to start in Safe Mode, I pressed apply and restart it. I'm presented with the following options:
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)
Start windows normally
21 Answer
It sounds as though something has become corrupt related to your boot files.
Your easiest fix is to grab a windows xp sp3 install disk, boot from the CD and do a repair on the system. Make sure you're not installing a new system, just repairing it.
You can obtain an ISO of Windows XP SP3 here:
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