Thanks for all your help. I had to wipe the partitiions and re-install xp
The xp fixmbr, when I eventually got to it, totally crapped out the boot record after booting from original installation cd and using repair option.
Symantecs ghreboot.exe is total crap - BEWARE
I appreciate all your help. I had to move on because a client is desparate to get his pc back. A now very angry client who won't be using any more symantec products I can assure you!
The xp fixmbr, when I eventually got to it, totally crapped out the boot record after booting from original installation cd and using repair option.
Symantecs ghreboot.exe is total crap - BEWARE
I appreciate all your help. I had to move on because a client is desparate to get his pc back. A now very angry client who won't be using any more symantec products I can assure you!