aIGGHT, heres what happened. my computer was running kinda slow, so i tried to do full system restore, no go. so i tried to reinstall windows xp home ed., thinking it would be same as system restore.no go. i installed windows xp home ed.,went correctly through installation, then to a screen that looked like it had done everything correctly. i tried to connect to the internet, but the drivers are missing fo everything. when u turn the comp off and then back on, after the dell screen, it goes to a screen where u have to choose which windows xp u want, the new bad one or the old good one that actually works.the old one still works, that's how im typing this, and am trying to delete that new windows xp. i tried the ctrl-f11 thing for the full system restore , but no go. anything would be helpfull. dell dimension 9100-windows xp home ed.