Cheaper than the alternative! Also your statement about editing the registry is very odd. I've used NTPASSWD in a pinch along with BARTPE boot CDs.
This is a very old OS so I can't know if you've learned all the tricks by now.
Bob
I've scanned the forums for a specific solution, but cannot find one.
HP nc6000 laptop w/ XP Pro. BSoD with atapi.sys. Error. Cannot find a work-around for this bootloop. Loads desktop icons - then gives Stop error. Cannot use safemode. Cannot use system restore. Cannot edit registry. XP pre-installed on laptop, w/ no recovery disk. I have not changed any hardware or software. Am I just out of luck? : (
STOP: 0x0000008E (0xc0000005, 0xf751c71d, 0xb52f2734, 0x00000000)
Atapi.sys - address F751c71D base at F7512000, Datestamp 4802539d

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