Try this article
Windows XP Problems with Damaged or Incompatible Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330181
If you have a stop error try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315335
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"Rod Kite" <Kite@cablenet.com.ni> wrote in message
news:051601c34b9f$5e7d5060$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Attempt to boot results in error 14 -- file
> named setupdd.sys missing. System will not boot. I am
> using XP Prof.