Ok, I have a major problem with the computer I had been using.

Quick stats:

Systemax Ascent
850 MHz AMD Athlon
128 MB SDRAM
20 GB Hard Drive
Windows ME

A bit of the background:

A few years earlier, it was hit by a loveletter virus; system had to be taken to a repair shop and completely restored; found out there was a hardware device or something that was missing that helps contribute to the settings (I don't remember what).

After being sporadically used, I started to use this again, because I was tired of using my sister's computer. So, I started to use it again.

Weak security had plagued the machine, and so had frustrating problems, such as the sound not working (Device installed properly, Driver working properly according to settings, speakers ok, no sound), and Internet Explorer problems. I had been using Firefox since then.

Today I went through the system with Spybot and RegSeeker to get rid of annoying spyware and crap; took me around an hour to do it all.

As I was looking through the Add/Remove programs, I saw a program called "KGhost (uninstall only)" So natrually, I tried uninstalling it, because it was a program I had not installed myself. Well, the system froze, screen went black, keyboard and mouse stopped responding, etc. I pressed the restart button on the computer, and now, it will not load Windows.

Every time it starts to load, I come to the choice of running in Normal Mode, Logged Mode, Safe Mode, or Step-by-step Confirmation. Every time I choose anything but Safe Mode, the system restarts and comes to the same spot, never continuing. Every time I try safe mode, Windows starts to load, but then stops and goes to a blue screen with the dialouge:

"Windows protection error. You must restart your system. System halted."

So... any ideas? We are not going to put any more money into this machine if possible, so I would want to know if it is salvageable with the current data on it.