My computer (HP pavillion media center edition m3000y, with Windows xp SP3) is stuck in a reboot mode, and I can't seem to get anywhere.  I really just want to move a couple of critical files to a usb and buy a new computer!

Computer POWERS on, and starts the start-up process.
It will stop and ask me where do I want to start:
Windows (regular)
Windows recovery console

If I choose recovery console, I get the message can't start because file acpi.sys is corrupted
If I choose the regular option, I get can't start because system32\drivers\ntfs.sys is missing or corrupt
If I try safe mode with command prompt, computer stops at multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\agp440.sys

I am not sure what (if ANYTHING) I can do.  Do not have an install DISC, as this computer did not have one when purchased - preloaded software.  I have recovery disks that I made (8 cds worth) but they aren't bootable, I guess. 
I could go to a friend's house and possibly make a boot floppy disc if that might help.

Any suggestions will be most appreciated.See Here...  for hooking it up to a workin PC to grab your data...

The other option is buying a USB external enclosure...

NOTE: The HDD does NOT need to be bootable to do this.Wow, this looks INTIMIDATING, but I appreciate the helpful link!  I was really hoping I could somehow just get to a workable dos prompt, and then do a copy from there.  Do you think that is possible?That would actually be more work than just hooking it up as a Slave drive to be honest...If it was me, I'd find it easier to just use a free Linux boot CD and copy the files using that because then you don't have to open the case, remove drive, etc.

EDIT: It would probably be easiest with Bart PE though, but it is a LITTLE harder to obtain because you have to build it from a working windows xp install from any comp. You could use puppy linux.It takes 3 minutes to remove a HDD...
If he uses the Puppy method where is he going to copy the files to ? ? The PC is currently inaccessable...
If the HDD is moved to a working PC he can copy them to a HDD...burn them to CD/DVD or move them to an external.