I'm trying to salvage my PC. I got the better Windows XP CD plus a step-by-step instructional on how to reformat the thing. So as far as I was concerned last night, everything would be fine. But then again, it said that it couldn't boot properly because some file called hal.dll was missing or corrupt. Packers. I somehow got to remedy that with some online tips (gazh, I feel like such a nerd). After a gazillion restarts, and even going into this Bios place I have never even heard before, after even completing the re-installation that the other foil of an XP installer failed to finish. There it was, still the same. A wee bit faster, but nonetheless the same.

So at almost 2:00 this morning, I gave up playing the doctor.