if the problems occoured after restarting from the internet, search for viruses. otherwise it sounds like time for a clean install of windows - does wonders for the speed and stabilty of your machine. you could get a techie freind to spend a couple days solving these problems, but to be honest it would take more time and effort than is really worth it.
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