I read the help that Microsoft gave me, but when I went to the programmes list, the only thing there was Windows XP Hotfix removal. It did not have "Windows XP Professional" or anything remotely related to it. I want to get rid of Pro because it is a copy that my college gave me, and I'm sure that it was a faulty and terrible copy at that. My computer was at least running before this. Now I have to spend at least an hour a day restarting my computer in safe mode, last configuration that worked, etc. I spend an hour EVERYDAY doing this, before my computer works, and when it does, it runs pretty slow, and it's gotten to the point that I may just leave the thing on so I can use it the next day. I've ran a virus checker twice and the viruses on there were supposedly removed, and I ran adaware and system cleanup and I have done everything short of just wiping out the hard drive (which I would have done, but the company never sent me the CD I need when I got the computer). I want to get Pro off of my computer so I can at LEAST use it everyday. I need it for school, and I really don't want to have to go down to the computer lab everyday or get a new computer. Again, I can't get rid of XP anyway because it isn't even an option in the programmes list and I have never noticed it there before, even when I wasn't having problems with it.
Here are the specs of my computer, if it helps:
Compaq Presario (got it last year so it's practically brand new...knew I shouldn't have got a Compaq...but my dad wouldn't let me get what I wanted...)
512MB DDR SDRAM
120GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce4 graphics card
I am at my wits end, and it looks as if my only option is to buy a new hard drive or something.