[Devious21]

If you do wipe the os and reinstall, remember that it's a good idea to reinstall drivers.

You can either download them online if you know your model # or there may be a disc that came with it (if you still have it).

You need drivers for stuff like video card, Ethernet card, motherboard, etc. If you don't install drivers, Windows will give you a bunch of generic drivers which will function to different levels of satisfaction.