Screwed up big time!

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Gary

I was having issues with a new Dell Dim 8400 with XP Pro SP2 installed.
Turned it the issue was from the Transfer Settings Wizard. Some of the stuff
transferred form the old computer was no longer valid (Office XP instead of
Office 2003 Educational Version), etc.

This totally screwed my add/remove programs. Tried to fix it, could not make
it stay fixed (can't find where these non-existent programs are actually
listed in the registry so I can delete them), read about reinstalling XP and
it bombed saying it could not find my CD Rom drive.

So, issue now is the programs that are invalid in the add/remove programs
grouping as well as having a partial install of XP which causes the computer
to now have two boot offerings, the normal one plus the failed install of
XP.

How do I fix these two issues the easiest way?

Thanks
 
Since you state it is a new Dell, your best bet is to bite the bullet and
call them for (their lack of) support. You are about to learn the dark side
of buying a Dell; their customer service sucks! It helps if you speak Hindi
or Urdu.

Bobby
 

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