Just some things from reading your original post

Repartitioning the system partition or installing a new SCSI adapter or disk controller might induce this error.

Also, did you format the partition for NTFS (quick)?

If your system partition is formatted with the FAT file system, the long filenames used by Windows can be damaged if Scandisk or another MS-DOS-based hard disk tool is used to verify the integrity of your hard disk from MS-DOS. Always use the version of Chkdsk that matches your Windows version.

If you have a dos prompt why not just run the .exe from there

I reformatted in NTFS regular (Not Quick). The problem started when I was doing a windows update and my hard drive was not big enough to support the files and it went to the BSOD. Ever since then, I can't get windows up and running. I was not aware that you could run an exe file from a dos prompt without the exe file already being on your HDD. I have a working dell that I could get it from but no way I could think of to get it onto the other desktop. I don't know what to do anymore and it's highly frustrating.

Thank You for replying and if there is anything that you could possibly think that might work, PLEASE let me know.

i didn't read every post in the thread. Have you inserted your XP cd into the CDrom and tried to boot from there

there are some additional options that you may be able to use

I have done a reformat using the XP cd. As for getting windows to open through the XP cd, I was not aware this was possible. I can access the dos prompt through the recovery console and done all the chkdsk options. Ran diags from the manufactuer on the HDD's and all came back fine. Zeroed out the drive and did clean installs on them and still getting the BSOD. Please let me know what else I can try. Thank you

This may sound stupid but have you went to BIOS and changed the boot order back to your hard drive being the primary. If you did great. If not try that first.

Doesn't sound stupid at all because I have definately overlooked simpler fixes but yes I have made sure the BIOS is set to boot from HDD

I just thought of something that might give us more info.

If you are familiar with DOS, navigate to C:\windows\

Then look for one of these files

Setupapi.log
Spuninst.log

LOL. Once I find those files, provided I do, then what?


(Not laughing at you, laughing at how much I have learned lately)

Sorry to bring this post back into the new post section but I really need input on this as seeing so far nothing has worked. Thanks for all the help to everyone who has helped me and thanks to all the help for anyone who decides to help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103