Ron,
Disredard my questions about what CD I have. I found the "correct"
operating system reinstallation CD. MY BAD :>{

Re-installation seems to have worked. I'm going out tomorrow and buying the
newest version of Norton Antivirus. I also ordered the SP2 CD from the MS
webpage. When that baby gets here, I will be applying that. I have printed
out instructions for doing so from the MS webpage.

Thanks to all who offered assistance. I now know how little I know about
windows.
Thanks Again!!!

"OMD" wrote:

> Ron,
> How do I tell if it is an "Installation CD" vs. a "system recovery" CD?
> What I thought was an Installation Windows XP CD did not work when I tried it
> in the disk drive during bootup. I pressed to F12 function key at the DELL
> screen and verified that it was to boot from the disc drive. The disc drive
> light lit up, but nothing occurred. It keeps showing the winlogon.exe error
> message along with the services.exe error. Do I need a bootup disk like with
> Windows 95/98 for XP?
>
> It just will NOT boot up in either Safe Mode or normal mode.
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
> > OMD <OMD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Ron,
> > >DELL online support indicated that my daughter picked up the netsky.d virus.
> > > Because of me, her Norton Anti-virus was out of date (Norton 2003). I have
> > >not reached Symantec yet but suspect that they will not help. I do have a
> > >current version (Norton 2005) on my home pc.
> > >
> > >I suspect that I will need to re-install all of the software that came with
> > >the DELL Dimension 2350. I have the Windows XP Home Edition CD as well as MS
> > >Office software that I paid extra for.
> > >
> > >Is it just a matter of placing the Windows XP Home Edition CD in the disc
> > >drive and booting up? Is this how I go about restoring tbe pc?
> > >
> > >Should I then download SP2 for XP Home and install it once I can get
> > >internet connectivity on the machine?
> > >
> > >Thanks for all your help. Any other things to ponder would be appreciated
> > >so much.
> > >
> > >"Ron Martell" wrote:
> >
> > If you have the Windows XP Installation CD (and not a Dell-supplied
> > "system recovery CD" then all you need to do is to boot the computer
> > with the CD in the drive and follow the instructions at
> > http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> > --
> > Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> > On-Line Help Computer Service
> > http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> >