BSOD's are rarely if ever a result of an infection...
Where is your product ID that it's asking for ? ?
If you have the PC's basic info you can try calling MS to re-register...they are not the ogres everyone makes them out to be...
Worth a shot at this point.
I installed sp3 and ie8 then I was able to login normally. Windows said I had 6 days to activate but when I clicked the key symbol it said that I was already activated.
I think I might have worked out the problem but I have a couple of questions.
Before I was able to manually install sp3, I had to keep restarting the computer because when I turned it on, it only clicked once and and then hanged without even getting to the manufacturers' logo or booting to windows. Does that mean that it can only be a power supply problem, and not anything to do with the motherboard, hard drive etc? It occurred to me that this is what happened to my old computer before it eventually stopped working. Can an inconsistent electricity supply damage\destroy the psu over time and/or destroy the hard drive? I think this might be the root of the problem.
