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OK, this is my last resort before I do a clean install, which I was hoping to avoid. I started having issues with IE8 although I do use Firefox for browsing, but still have to do my Windows updates and such. Then I ran a utility download to clean...

OK, this is my last resort before I do a clean install, which I was hoping to avoid.

I started having issues with IE8 although I do use Firefox for browsing, but still have to do my Windows updates and such. Then I ran a utility download to clean up PC and registry and lost the ability to do updates, and can't install Windows products, and my disk drives have driver issues. No, I did not backup or do restore point and I have tried my restore points to no avail.

So, here are my problems, any help would be great.

-Can't install Windows updates, or messenger, etc.

-IE8, runs slow, tabs don't work, taskbar for IE is blank, cannot access Internet Explorer options, or any IE config options.

-Disk drives don't work, missing, corrupt, or out of date drivers.

-Thats most of it, I tried to uninstall and re-install IE8 but it can't access certain setup files. I have run virus scan, and disk error check.

Please help. Thanks.