If all else fails, run the Windows installation procedure but select the
repair option instead of a new install. I have had to do this on more than
one occasion. Hate to do it without knowing why, but getting it fixed is
sometimes more important.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
I am having a boot problem and have been unable to fix. I am running XP P=
ro on a 1.7Ghz P4 with a 160GB Mator and a 60GB slave. Everthing was work=
ing fine on shutdown but the upon next start-up, I recived the following =
message and Windows would not load:
Verifying DMI pool data... update successful

I have run the following from XP recovery consol with no progress:
chkdisk and chkdsk /r
fixboot
fixmbr

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