I have an xp/W2k dual boot system which has been working for years. Now, when I boot into w2k, it starts out normally. It hangs for a few seconds (which is not usual) on "Opening a User Session" (I use no password and it usually goes automatically through this part) and then it goes on until it reaches "Recording your parameters". At that point, it starts looping with "Loading your personal parameters" indefinitely. I loaded a previously saved partition in its location and the same problem occurs. I shifted the partition on the disk in case some sectors were defective. No change. From XP, I ran a chkdsk /R on the w2k partition. No improvement. Exactly the same loop occurs when I go into Safe Mode.

Then you aren't getting to the boot menu?

I do get the boot menu. W2k starts up normally in both cases and it's after the point where Windows opens a session that the loop occurs.

It probably has to do with the User parameters since it's at the point where I get the jingle that the loop starts. Is there a way to correct or restore these parameters? The fact that I can access all w2k files from XP on the saame pc could be helpful. Is there a way to repair the w2k registry from XP?