Windows will not start and i cant reset it to factory settings.

[jasonbjorn]

ok heres the problem. when i boot up my computer, it takes me to a dos screen that says

there has been a hardware or software change were sorry for this inconvenience.

then when i choose safe mode it freezes. then when i choose every other option it freezes. on safe mode it always stops on

/system.log

so then when i put the windows xp professional disc in to reboot it most times it will freeze too. but when it works everything loads fine then when i get ready to install when it starts loading windows it leads me to an error message that reads something like this

windows has shut down due to an error

REGISTRY_ERROR

......

and i ran a diagnostics on the harddrive and it passed.

so now im lost because DELL told me i can try using a different disc to repair installation then put my disc back in and run setup again and it should work fine. and it doesnt have to be a DELL disc he said.

now my question is this.....WHAT DO I DO?!!! IM FREAKING OUT PEOPLE!!!
lol just kidding but seriously

plus does it have to be a Windows XP ProfessionalDisc or can it be a Windows XP Home Disc even?

Please Reply fast. im stuck and dont know what to do.

and i found this website but it doesnt explain the whole REGISTRY_ERROR part. so what do i do?

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

please let me know guys n gals! thank you so much in advance!!!.

MY SYSTEM:

Dell dimension 2300

Windows XP Pro

Thank You, Jason Bjorn