system restore

[Sarah]

I have a compaq 2002 with windows XP. It has been giving
me problems lately and I couldn't download any updates.
Everytime I tried i was given an error message. I tried to
restore but all of my restore points were no good.. I have
no clue as to why except maybe because of the issue I was
having with the program.
My computer crashed last night. I can not run anything
on it. It turns on and then restarts and continues
restarting until I turn it off.I can not find my system
restore cds. I have every other cd that came with the comp
and the little paper with the license but no cd.So what
can I do? Knowing that my restore points are no good and
having no cd what should I be doing? Will I just have to
buy a new xp?

 

[gotcha]

You may be able to get a restore cd from http://www.ambry.com They
usually carry all of them. All you need is the correct part number
from hp.