Have you tried to run CHKDSK again? If not run it from the recovery console. Given your explanation up to this point it sounds as though you may have a drive that is going bad or you have a corrupt...

At his point it sounds as though the entire XP Pro installation is totally shot. Can you boot to safe mode? Even though you were capable of restoring specific files from the recovery console you...

You can re-install the program then use add / remove programs to uninstall it.
If the program still remains in the add / remove programs list then follow the instructions located here...

You can try this to find the passwords and access any other other accounts on the system - http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

You can try this http://www.flashfixers.com/ - I've used the program to recover stuff on HD(s) and flash drives

I would have to agree with DenisOxon - If the HD or Mother Board were indeed fried you would never have gotten to the windows start up screen. So indeed something is being read from the BIOS and the...

Have you tried to uninstall RedTube Movie Ripper from the add remove programs list? If it doesn't work then you have indeed removed the uninstall INF file. There are two possible options:
The first...

I apologize if I didn't understand the question correctly.

According to Microsoft Certain templates were developed for Microsoft Corporation by Impressa Systems. Santa Rosa, California....

Here are two links you might find of interest:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=140285

Here are a few more links for your HP printer - One of the things you may want to try is to uninstall the hardware / software completely. Then re-install the updated drivers / software on their site:...

So you have the driver disk - what release is the driver on the disk compared to the one on the web site?

If the drivers on the website are more current than that on the disk I would download the...

Not sure if this will help but you might want to check your setting on how to handle E-Mail receipts. The following link is to a word document. Starting on page 8 you can find all the gory details...

I don't have Office 2003 so I am not sure if the following will be helpful or not.

You might find this article worth reading - I know it references Word 2007 certainly the option of setting the...

I am assuming it is an HP PSC 1210 All in One printer - you can get the drivers for it here...

What release of Firefox are you running?
Are you running the same release of Firefox on both systems?

The latest release of Firefox is 2.0.0.11. To find the release you are running open up...

You might want to review this article from MicroSoft and download and install UPHClean
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837115

I have also found that excessive com devices can often cause this...

As Hughv stated if you haven't installed the drivers you need them - by default Windows generally does not ship with OEM video card drivers - you can find the drivers you need here...

Are there any messages in the BIOS log? You might want to access the BIOS and check for messages there.

If the diagnostics ran fine then you do not have an hard drive problem. I am assuming you ran the highest level of diagnostics that wipes the drive and tests read write operations extensively.

Is this happening when using Internet Explorer? If so open up IE go to the advanced tab. Under the Browsing heading check disable script debugging (Internet Explorer) and Disable script debugging...

You should run check disk on the HD.
http://ict.cas.psu.edu/Training/HowTo/ENComputers/disk_check.htm

Double click My Computer on the desktop, right click on the offending HD if you have more...

Western Digital Utilities - http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

Seagate Utilities - http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/

This sounds more like an entry that belongs in Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties forum. First follow the recommend installation of AVG by Stein http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread64411.html

Run...

You might to review this http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php - it gives a great description on Windows XP validation

I'm not so sure it is a problem with the battery. There are a few things you can do now. Check for events related to the HD in the event viewer.

Start - Settings - Control Panel - Administrative...

Can you check the event viewer and see if there are any related error messages in there for system backup:

Settings - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer

Since the application...

Can you get into the BIOS at all to verify the memory is actually installed? I am also assuming you placed the memory back into slot correctly and it is properly seated.

I'm with you at this point it is working well for you and I would leave well enough alone as well.

This certainly does not appear to be your case but I'll explain my reasoning behind the question....

You can certainly delete the offending entry from the boot.ini file and get totally around the issue. The question I still have is about the other drive. I have a suspicion that it has a valid boot...

Go to the Dell web site and find the appropriate video drivers for your video card. It certainly sounds as though you have corrupted or removed the video drivers and all that is available is the...

One other question I have is what is the make and model of the other Hard Drive in your system? My guess is it still has a valid boot sector on it.

I don't see how a bootcfg / rebuild would hurt - follow the direction on this web page
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000648.htm

Can you please check this setting and let me know what it is.
Run - regedit
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

What is the value for SystemBootDevice?
Is it...

Have you tried turning the System Restore Point off and back on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310405

Trouble shooting System Restore
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302796/

When you say select the hard drive are you implying that you have multiple hard drives on the system and the primary (boot) HD isn't being selected?

I don't find anything in the mouse software settings that might cause such an issue. Couple of other questions I have are:

Have you tried a different mouse?
Have you installed some sort of...

WoW has issues with some network cards when using the Blizzard Downloader - in some instances it will cause a BSOD. I've had to troubleshoot these issues on many occasions with my son's PC. In all...

Yes adding more memory will help. I doubt it is the ads that cause the issue it sounds more like an issue with project playlist in and of itself. I am by no means an expert on the mechanics of...

You might want to review this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992

The statement from TheNNS concerning MPG and playback by WMP is not entirely correct. WMP will play MPG files. There...

The Windows System32 USMT (User State Migration Tool) folder. This folder contains files to support both USMT and the File and Settings Transfer Wizard. Both tools enable user files and settings to...