XP messed up x

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Feb 5th I suddenly was not able to get sites on netscape or IE.Eudora
unable to get mail. Can't start in safe mode. No device managers or record of
modem. I can only go back to Feb 5th on system restore., No internet
connections. I would rather not reinstall Winxp Home But if I can find the
key (doubtfull) I will. Done spyware norton etc.
 
Before re-installing XP, think about running some hardware tests, such as
TuffTest Lite:

http://www.tufftest.com/free.htm

You might also want to run CHKDSK C: /R, then reboot. If it finds any bad
blocks/clusters, start thinking about whether the disk is failing.

If all tests are negative, then before doing a clean install, consider a
repair of XP. This is a form of installation that leaves your data and
setting alone. However, it can not fix some types of registry errors. A
full installation will, of course, re-create the registry from scratch and
re-install hardware drivers.

If you do a repair or a clean install, but sure to turn on a firewall (at
least the XP firewall) before going on line. This is automatic with SP-2.
Then, get all critical updates that are later than your XP CDROM. The
normal XP update will do this for you.
 
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