Who knew that just restarting System restore corrected the problem! Also corrected chkdsk /F problem. I spent an inordinate amount of time on this Reinstalled SR, scannow run, countless virus scans, registry hacks, countless time on the internet....

Just about to reinstall xp and lose my data! Now I'm good!

Some times looking for a complex fix can complicate matters, Thank you again for the solution!

Also corrected Drwatson problem too!