Storm affected my computer - I am now unable to open all Control Panel items

A month or there we had a big storm in our area that has lightning.  My computer is plugged into a power strip surge.  After the storm, I was unable to open everything in the control panel.  This includes sound, displaying the desktop, add/remove programs, etc..  Help, please!  What should I do to fix this?  Thank you!

It seems that you were lucky enough to make your computer is above all functional.  The most comman damage caused by a power outage unexpectedly sudden or a lightning arrestor are due disc disruption of power file system corruption when writing to disk.  The first step should be to perform a disk check operation.  Fortunately, this does not mean the control panel.  When you perform this check, specify the options/r or f if you use the command line or the two boxes if you are using the GUI.  He will complain that it cannot check until you restart.  Simply answer 'Yes' then restart your machine.  WARNING: a complete check-up can take hours and cannot be interrupted.  Progress bars are not always accurate.

"How to perform disk error in Windows XP check"
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315265 >

If you still have problems after that, try to make a system restore using a restore point dated before your storm.

"How to restore Windows XP to a previous state"
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084 >

If you have problems with the restoration of the system, try to make it go a start secure (repeatedly tap the F8 key during startup key).

HTH,
JW

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