If your computer is relatively new you can try this link. It is one i stumbled across a while back but have never tried it. I don't know how well it works.
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Did your desktop load with what i asked you to try.

If you just want to do a repair installation of windows you can boot from the windows cd
Hit enter after it loads
F8 to accept license...

From the pc that you are trying to print from go to my network places. Are you able to see the computer hosting the printer there?
Are your computers running windows XP or Windows Vista or earlier...

When you log into the profile that gets you the wallpaper with no icons. try the following

hold down CTRL + Shift + Esc
This will load the task manager

If the task manager can load go to the...

One thing i have found in the past is just deleted the filters doesn't alway work. Sometimes going to the device manager and right click your drives and select the uninstall option and then delete...

You might also inspect the motherboard. Look at the capacitors. Emachines, especially windows xp models had alot of issues with motherboard, power supplies and such.

When looking at the...

Your original post says you were in the middle of a restore. Were you doing a clean install during that restore or an repair install.

If you were doing a clean install why not just restore the...

use this software to get rid of restrictive policies

Dial-A-Fix (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Dial-a-fix.shtml)

it will get rid of the block task manager and most...

Have you tried a simple winsock reset

download here
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

Have you tried a simple winsock reset

download file here
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

I think you need to be more specific here.
1. Is your favorites bar missing in internet explorer?
2. Is your favorites menu there but all your favorites are missing from the menu?

Please add...

Is this a dell??

Try resetting the BIOS to defaults. That fixes wierd problems with dells.

Have you concidered maybe a bad CD drive.
- i know this is completely occam's razor but sometimes it...