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Yes, that option is called the repair installation option, which I chose and it resulted in the error as shown in the first post.

Zinglebarb, how do you install Windows leaving filesystem intact? Because if it's repair installation using Windows installation cd, it doesn't work. The other option of installing Windows will erase it. @Plastic Nev: I shall try looking for one with a usb, sounds simplier than figuring out whether my computer has a another port for IDE/SATA. Thanks.

The problem computer is a desktop. I have Bart PE on a cd but it seems to take ages to transfer files into a usb drive, so I am pretty unwilling to backup my data(40+Gb at least) that way. Well, thanks for the help. Just my luck getting such a horrible virus >.>

Thanks for the prompt reply. I was hoping to not need a hardware solution, having no such equipment at hand nor experience of how to connect the HDDs.:( I have a question, if this hard drive is connected to another computer, how do you ensure the virus/malware wouldn't just jump over to the other? I've never done it so I have no idea of how it works.

Hi, please help me with this problem. Recently, my computer was infected with win32.vitro. I did a boot-time AV scan with Avast and several system32 files were infected and deleted. As a result, Windows is unable to boot. So, I went to use the XP installation disc to do a repair. However, the installation stops at 39 mins remaining with the following error: After which, it restarts.. into the same error. Therefore, I can't do anything, not even boot into safe mode to recover my files. I hope you guys can help me resolve this error please. Thanks.