Hi again askme
It's your choice at the end of the day.
I hope you realize that if you reinstall, repair, or upgrade an existing installation, there is a possibility that you may lose data or program settings!
Admittedly, in the following KB articles, M$ states that it only applies to computers that have Windows XP preinstalled by a computer manufacturer (also known as an Original Equipment Manufacturer, or OEM). However, I would not like to take that chance. Once again, the choice is yours.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;312368
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;312369
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Further more I have protected My Document folder. Now how to deal with such problem!!!
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After you do your reinstall, sign on as Administrator and try the following in normal mode and safe mode: -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421
This also begs the question why you did not make regular backups in the first place.
Good luck..................
