XP Recovery

[Rallos1509]

For some extremely strange reason as I did not install any new hardware or device drivers I get a blue screen top error after trying to log in. The stop error code is 0x00000044 and the description is MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS. Microsoft do not really have a clue on how to solve it as their knowledge base article does not really help and when I submitted my error report they said they do not have a solution. Anyway safe mode and last known configuration both work and I have done a virus scan, Norton disk doctor scan and a Norton windoctor scan but none have helped. I also tried to fix it copying registry keys from last known good config to the registry in safe mode but that has not helped. One website said to do a memory check and I tested my memory but that did not help. So I have the following options (ranked in order of preference):

1. I somehow make my last known good configuration my standard configuration as it works perfectly and I will lose no data though I have not found out how to do this anywhere

2. I reinstall XP on top of my current installation, which may solve the problem though I then have to go through the hassle of installing hardware again and it may not actually fix the problem though I will not lose my programs or data

3. I format the hard disk but before that partition it so that I will backup all my data on that new partition or I back up my data normally though that takes a long time and I have reinstall my programs

4. I have to press F8 every time I start up and go to last known good configuration

I would have used system restore as this would have been able to keep my files but permanently change my configuration but for some reason I have always had a problem with system restore and so I had switched it off but now I just tested it and it worked and I just wished I had tested it two or three days ago but anyway.

I could possibly use emergency repair though I used that in 2K and had a bad experience so has anyone used it in XP and if so does it work?

Thanks for any replies in advance

 

[Rallos1509]

Someone must know a way of making my last known good config my standard boot up config as when I try to change the HKLM\SYSTEM\Select registry key so that the current and default are pointing to the same place as the lastknowngood but that didn't work. So does anyone know here the last know good config backed up drivers as I know which registry key it backs up so it must be in the drivers.