Eddy
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A recovery cd is normally only working with the system is was created for, so very likely another recovery cd is not of any help for you. Sure you can use a XP cd and do a clean installation, but that will make you loose everyhting.
HijackThis is very small and fits easily on a diskette. Can you get it on a working comp, put it on a floppy and create the log file? If so, please do it and post the log here.
The more details I (and others who read this) know, the better support we can give. So please answer the following questions.
Can you boot in safe mode?
Is your system in a network or standalone?