- Run file cleaner across hard disk to prepare disk for full defragmentation. - DONE
- Tinker with settings and run it again - DONE
- Reboot computer - DONE
- Notice computer won't reboot - DONE
- Despair - DONE
- Reboot again. - DONE
- Observe computer working again. - DONE
- Run boot-time checkdisk - DONE
- Reboot computer - DONE
- Notice computer won't reboot - DONE
- Despair - DONE
- Install Win2K from old disk - DONE
- Install WinXP Pro from old disk - DONE
- Try to update to Service Pack 2 - DONE
- Read notice about possible cracked installation and that SP2 won't install - DONE
- Despair - DONE
- Tell Wife - DONE
- Listen to Wife's advice about phoning Dell - DONE
- Phone Dell and explain - DONE
- Thank Dell for preparing to send replacement XP Home OS disk to replace corrupted version (original) - DONE
- Rejoice - DONE
- Phone Wife and explain - DONE
- Thank Wife for being so brilliant - DONE
- Install bare minimum programs to keep going until I get disk. - DONE
- Relax. - IN PROGRESS
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