[ScottM1968]

You can reinstall XP and it will find your programs and reinstall most of them automatically, assuming they are not missing critical files.

The .log files are not required for the computer to operate, but their loss can be indicative of greater problems (although .log files are always left open and are therefore the most likely hurt when anything is lost).

I'm sorry you are having this sort of problem.

Hard drives use a several MB buffer to operate. Any set of files in the buffer that weren't written to the drive (due to a large data move) are lost when the power goes off or a bug hits. This buffer can be turned off to greatly minimize damage by going into your System icon in Control Panel and unchecking the appropriate selection on the hard drive.

[jdm]

Thanks a lot, Scott. I'll be reinstalling Windows later tonight. I appreciate your help, just like everyone else here who posted. Thank you everyone.