I am having problems with my computer. What I tried to do is stop some
things from loading at start up and it looks like I've bunged up my computer.
It lags terribly and everything is slowed about 20x.

I have tried to re-install Windows XP from my original disk but it tells me
that it cannot install it because the version on my computer is newer than
that on the disk. Does anybody have any suggestions of what to do? People
are telling me that I am going to need to re-format my computer because of
some obviously critical windows components I may have deleted and even if I
replaced them (and I'm unsure how to), Windows probably won't accept them.

1. If you're installed SP 2 on your computer you'll need to slipstream your WinXP CD with the SP to
patch

Some articles here to assist with that:-

Autostreamer
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2
Instructions:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsX...p2-bootcd.html
Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=248
Creating a bootable Windows XP

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide

freeware CD burning application
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

2. After slipstreaming your CD, then perhaps run SFC (System File Checker) this may assist in
replacing missing or corrupt files

Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

3. Post back with further details on what you have actually done and maybe someone or myself may be
able to assist you further.

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"Krysha" <Krysha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F15C1950-E7EC-47BF-892E-CED53A86B8AA@microsoft.com...
>I am having problems with my computer. What I tried to do is stop some
> things from loading at start up and it looks like I've bunged up my computer.
> It lags terribly and everything is slowed about 20x.
>
> I have tried to re-install Windows XP from my original disk but it tells me
> that it cannot install it because the version on my computer is newer than
> that on the disk. Does anybody have any suggestions of what to do? People
> are telling me that I am going to need to re-format my computer because of
> some obviously critical windows components I may have deleted and even if I
> replaced them (and I'm unsure how to), Windows probably won't accept them.