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I have found the only configuration that will allow this machine to boot.
1. The BIOS must be set to boot to the CDROM as first choice, then HD0.
2. All the files in my backup copy of the Windows folder had to be renamed, not just the folder itself.
3. The Win XP CD must be in the CDROM drive.
4. When asked if you want to boot from the CDROM, DO NOT let it.
5. Forget trying to change video cards or anything else in the system -- it will hang at bootup.
Booting into the "Repair" facility of the XP CD is just about the most useless thing I've ever seen. What you would expect is for the CD to attempt to repair an installation by restoring corrupted system files, but you just get a DOS prompt which still won't let you mess with "protected" files.
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