I need some help to get my computer running right by tomorrow. I had fixed a problem but a friend who claimed to know alot about computers screwed up my registry by running some registry cleaner. The regular computer guy I use is away until tuesday and I can't wait that long. I have to do a clean install myself. The computer is a 2003 dell 4600i sp2. I am trying to use everest but the comp freezes. The disc I have are the reinstallation cd sp1, application cd for reinstalling dell tools system software, application for sonic recordnow 6.5 software, application for cyberlink powerdvd, dell e172fp color monitor documentation cd and a drivers and utilities cd labeled dell dinension recource cd. Thats all I have and I don't even know if I need all of it other than the reinstallation cd. As long as I can activate XP without a problem and get onto the internet after install I'm sure everything else could be downloaded that I might need. There are a couple things I'm not clear on. I have started to put all my files on disc but everytime I write to disc I get "Confirm Stream Loss" error. I still write the info but I'm worried it won't be readable after install. Second is the internet connection. I was told xp will recognize my modem and no drivers are needed. Not sure about that. Two other things are the drivers and my firewall/anti-virus software. I don't even know where to start with that stuff. I just need to be clear on these things and I should be fine. Thanks