But my hard drive was in great condition! Reinstalling XP screwed it up. Ok, ok... Yeah, I'm vowing. First time this has happened to me. Stupid hardware.

>Bleh. The aphorism about the shoemaker's kids comes to mind.
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>Have you vowed to never let this happen again?
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>>That would be negatory, good buddy...
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>>>You have a fairly recent backup, I hope?