I was having some problems and decided I could just reload all the stuff from my windows cd and keep all my files intact. That screwed up everything. Everything's installing fine and then I get: error code 0x8007007f the specified procedure could not be found. failed to load the library c:\windows\system32\catsrv.dll failed to load the library c:\program files\common files\system\directdb.dll failed to load the library c:\windows\system32\inetcomm.dll failed to load the library c:\program files\outlook express\msoe.dll c:\program files\common files\system\wab32.dll the file may not have been installed or it has been corrupted Now my user menu comes up, it takes forever to load my desktop and then all I have is a desktop background and my cursor. I can hit ctrl alt del and the task manager opens in the bottom corner 90% out of view. I can click the tabs once I move the window into view - but I cannot access anything else. I don't want to lose my files by reformating...any ideas?

did you do an actual repair with the xp disk?? boot all the way to where the c: drive is listed, run the repair there. your data will be intact after its done.

I booted from cd with my xp install disc. it gave me the option to repair my current installation...so that's what I did. I don't understand what you mean by "boot all the way to where the c: drive is listed, run the repair there." Are you talking about using the recovery console?

Can I just copy these files from my other computer and insert them onto the c:?

your CD-Rom drive could possibly be bad and or the windows disc is dirty. I'd try a different CD-Rom drive. I've had this happen many times and usually the CD drive was the culprit. However, after rereading your post, I'd do a check on your hard drive too. It may be heading south. AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 160gb Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 12x DVD-R wireless card used as p