Kage Verde, Okay.  First, restart your computer.  Press F2 to enter the BIOS setup.  Check the item titled "SATA Operation".  Be sure it is set for RAID Autodetect/ATA.  Save the changes.  See if you get the same error.  If so, proceed to the next step. Insert your Dell Reinstallation CD for Windows XP.  Restart the computer.  While the Dell logo is on the screen, press F12.  Select the CD/DVD as your boot device.  Press Enter.  If prompted to "Press any key to boot from CD...", then press any key. At the initial Windows Setup screen, you will have the option to press "R" to enter Recovery Console and Enter to install Windows. Press Enter.    When prompted, press F8 to accept the EULA.  Now, at the Windows installation screen, you should have two options.  The option you wish to select is the Repair option, so press "R".  Windows will now attempt to repair your Windows installation.  This will take about 40 minutes.  If you run into a problem, let us know. Tony 
I got an error yesterday that some files were replaced with new unrecognizable ones so I had to reinstall Windows XP to prevent anything from happening to my computer. I put in my OS CD with the Media Center version of XP in, and I selected "Update Windows XP" which it suggested in order for me to keep all the files and programs on my hard drive. Everything started out fine, but once I got to the actual installation part on the disc, the screen would turn blue and show that the computer had stopped working due to an error with the SCSIPORT.SYS file.  I talked to a Dell representative last night for quite some time, and he told me that is not a file that belongs on a PC but rather a server. I don't use my PC as a server, I never have, nor has anyone else, so I really can't explain that. The Dell representative told me to run a series of diagnostic tests to see if it was a hardware issue. It does not seem so. Nothing seems to be wrong with my hard disk or any other piece of hardware for that matter. I suppose then it would be a software issue, but I can't actually get into my computer to erase the hard disk or restore the factory settings or anything. I even tried to boot my computer up in Safe Mode, but I got an error message that Windows XP could not resume installation in Safe Mode, so it wouldn't let me do anything from there. I don't know what to do at this point. I just want my computer to work again, even if that means I lose all the files on my computer. I would like to TRY to keep all of my files just for convenience's sake, but at this point, I have work to do and I would really like to have my computer back. Can anyone offer some suggestions as to what I can do here? UPDATE: My computer finished running diagnostic tests then promptly restarted, went to resume the XP installation, but the screen went all black. I tried to restart into Safe Mode, but that is all black as well. I can still see and move my cursor, but there is nothing else on the screen. Now I am totally confused. How do I just get my computer to work normally again?
My Dimension is caught in a Windows XP installation loop and I just want to end 
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