I found a few sites that will help out anyone that is having problems with Windows XP.
Answeres to a gob of problems that XP can have. You should bookmark this ASAP!
Repair XP
Here is a source for boot images for a load of systems. You can even learn how to make an XP boot floppy! You want to talk about handy? This will let you boot a machine that has lost it’s ability to boot into XP. Should save you having to reload the OS at least.
Bootdisk.com