Well my computer is back up and running. Thank you Mike! A chkdsk (once I got to the point I could run that) revealed there were 4 bad sectors on the hard drive (no doubt the sectors that had my file system drivers previously).

I’m pretty sure those sectors were either fixed and or not included in the new partition.

So I’ve got most things reinstalled now, and I’m working on getting all my settings back in place. Still got some big ticket items to reinstall, but such is life when you’ve reformatted.

So, now I’ve got myself the makings of a new PC.

See … while trying to figure out what was wrong with my PC, I’d purchsed a new hard drive … and a new motherboard … and nither were my problem. So I’m pretty sure I’m gonna bite the bullet and get a processor, a some kick ass ram, video card, case and build me a new PC. LOL

Anyhow … I’m back in business (for the most part).