Help! Windows (XP) is messed up.?

Yesterday, i used Advanced System Care to clean up my computer, it worked, but then later i had an error of Windows Service Pack 2, cannot remember anything really about what it said, just something that cancelling it could effect windows stability, so i closed the error window. Today when i switched the computer on, instead of the blue screen with the user accounts %26amp; user account pictures, there was a box in the middle of the screen, with my account name, and password entry box. Also it another box came saying ';Windows is logging on'; and applying settings etc, then my desktop came on, and the icons seem different, with sort of shadows around the writing, the graphics seem different, the font, but in control panel i see no changes to the settings. And when i go to move one of the windows, instead of the actual window moving, a grey box moves instead, then the window moves to where i moved the box. So i decided to restart, and got yet another box saying ';Windows is saving your settings'; %26amp; ';Windows is logging off'; and on log on same boxes appeared, nothing changed. And i cannot do a system restore because for some reason there is no restore points for this month or any previous month :S

Also installed updates but no changes were made.

Am on Windows XP Home Edition 2002. Service Pack 2.

Whats going on?

How can i solve it?Help! Windows (XP) is messed up.?
it sounds like it is starting up in safe mode. you need to go into the bios by tapping f8 repeatedly at the startup brfore windows starts. then make it to where it starts normallyHelp! Windows (XP) is messed up.?
';...it worked,...'; Really?

Check around the program/settings to see if there's an ';undo'; or ';roll back changes'; option.
Do you have any data on your PC ? I would check if the data is still there and back it up. I would then try to run a repair from Windows CD.

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Here is a link to instructions on how to do different tasks, if you look through the ';How to'; articles there is a step by step guide ';How To Run a Repair Install';.



http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_x



Although after running a repair, your applications and data should be in tact, it`s always wise to back things up first.

Additionally, this is not the first time that a variety of tools broke Windows, so in gerenal if I was to use one of these tools, I would first make a backup of your data, backup registry and if possible make a backup image of your Windows installation by using either Acronis or Ghost, thus should anything go wrong again, you can then restore from this backup image even if your Windows Restore points are gone...
i don't quite get what's wrong with your pc. most probably its your visual effects. right click on my computer -%26gt; advanced system settings -%26gt; adjust as you like.



If there's any problem, you can always pop in your windows xp installation cd and repair from there. ;)