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Windows XP won't start safe mode, STOP: C0000221 {Bad Image Checksum}

Here is the error being thrown when trying to start in safemode. Normal boot results in Windows splash screen just spinning.

stop: c0000221 {bad image checksum} The image mpr.dll is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum
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not good news.  here is microsofts KB article on this.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314474&sd=RMVP 
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Okay, thanks I'll try the recovery. If I have to reload XP will the user files still be accessable. Since it's not a format I'm guessing yes. Also, if I were to take the opportunity to upgrade to W7 will the user files be saved?
Also as long as you don't format it (during recovery, reinstall, update or whatever) , any other partition apart from the OS one should remain unchanged.
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None of the solutions offered by the experts resolved the issue although they were not erroneous.