It looks like I’ve hosed my main XP box.
One second I was playing a demo (that shall remain nameless to protect the thing that hosed my OS) and the next it was locked up. I hit the reset button, and have been booting with various options, using the XP recovery console, and trying other fun tricks ever since. All is not lost, as all of the crucial stuff is on a different drive and/or backed up.
Do not worry, Radio is not on that box, so I’ll be able to bitch and moan throughout the reinstall process 🙂