[t0r777]

I have a dell desktop and before it would not even boot up all of the way. Now, I've gotten it to actually boot up, but the start toolbar isn't loading all of the way.. so I guess it still is incorrectly booting up.

Any suggestions on how to get it to boot up correctly?

[Megabite]

You could run chkdsk /r on the drive from the command prompt

[Megabite]

Try this click Start>>Run type cmd click Ok.

In the Command Prompt type chkdsk /r click Enter

You will be asked if you want a check disk to run on next startup click Y and then press Enter

Restart your PC

It will run in 5 sections please do not interrupt it let it finish.

[t0r777]

How do I bring up the command promt without access to the start menu?

[Megabite]

Try starting in safemode to see if you can access it from there

How to Start in Safemode

1. Restart your computer.
2. Before the windows logo you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu.
3. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys.
4. Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode.
5. Do whatever tasks you require and when you are done reboot to boot back into normal mode..