Bootcamp MUP.sys windows xp issue

I have been running my imac with snow leapard and bootcamp with a bootcamp partition running windows xp pro.
This has been stable for a few months with no problems. I have my business accounts on this as the accounts package wont work under a mac os.
When in the accounts yesterday windows froze and needed a restart by switching the imac off and back on - when it booted it got as far as the windows screen then restarted going to the safe mode (f8) option screen - I have tried safe mode, I have tried safe mode with networking, tried last known good config etc) all to no avail.
It gets to mup.sys then restarts - googling has some answers on this mainly down to either usb devices attached (I have just keyboard and mouse attached) or hard disk driver issues.
I have even tried to boot from windows xp disc in order to reinstall or fix the windows installation- however it gets as far as press any key to continue - but doesnt recognise the keyboard in order to receive an input so....
help and suggestions please - I am trying to avoid wiping the bootcamp partition and then reinstalling if at all possible.

There is an Apple Boot Camp forum
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=237
Some support articles
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
and of course latest drivers etc that Apple has.
As with any OS, a backup plan is more than just handy. There is WinClone or commercial Casper 6 so you have a system image and can avoid the reinstall.
Not sure why or what happened but hard shutdowns tend to corrupt file systems and directory. chkdsk comes to mind, as does system file checker.
no idea why (wired usb) keyboard isn't working.
And I would create a 2nd user account, always handy in case you can't log into your primary, or leave your admin acct alone and work from non-admin acct for day to day.
With XP facing end of support and patches etc I'd take it as a good time to upgrade.

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