Here's the pitiful story:<P>To install SQL2000 SP2 I tried to unpack the archive after dloading from ms.com. I hear the HD spindown (or shutdown- very odd- and not anything else, just the HD) then ...

So my dad's system (Duron 1.1, XP Home, 1GB memory) refused to boot to normal Windows or Safe Mode, stopping with the beloved 0xED Unmountable Boot Volume.<BR><BR>I booted off the installation CD and ...