I know that Malwarebytes is the problem because when I untick "Start with Windows" Windows XP loads up without a problem.
Any solution to this, apart from manually starting up protection after XP startup?
Thanks =]

Try adding the following files to the exclusions list in your anti-virus software:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\mbam.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\mbamswissarmy.sys
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe

Thanks for that suggestion, but it doesn't seem to change anything.

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Thanks for that information.
I have ESET NOD32 Antivirus by the way.

Not sure which version you have but 3.x did seem to have issues as I recall. The newer version 4 appears to be better at the exclusions according to some users.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that.
I'm using version 4.0.468.0 at the moment.
I might just wait until Malwarebytes 1.42 is released and in the meantime I'll re-read those links you posted earlier to check if I missed anything.
Oh, and I shall report back at a later date.
Thanks again for your help =]