Windows no longer working

I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my Windows for a bit now. It reported a corrupt file in my external hard drive (some file for a video game. It often occurs when Windows decides it doesn't want to be connected properly to the external). I went to use command prompt, which I've used before (Windows prevented me from deleting a file by using the argument that it didn't exist enough to be deleted) and the chkdsk command. If I recall it correctly checked the main disc (not the external because I forgot to specify that) and when I went to check the disc AND delete or repair the corrupted file(s) I received and error. After restarting Windows I found that I get the error every time I log into the computer (it has a number like 0.5000x in it or something). My computer goes to the desktop but there is no icons, no start menu, nothing. Just the desktop.
So if any is unfortunate enough to have had this same Windows error then please give me information on how to solve it.
If not, I was already planning on just reinstalling everything that is connected to Windows (the odds of having the same Windows error seem so small these days). I did not install my Windows in the first place so I don't know the order of things. I think, correct me wherever I am wrong, Boot Camp is installed on Mac, then Boot Camp creates a partition for Windows, and finally Windows is installed on the partition.
I looked in the help sections already but it says that to upgrade Boot Camp to the newer versions (I actually have the BETA version of Boot Camp, something I didn't realize) I have to do install it on the Windows side and have Leopard installed.
Basically, I am all confused about how to reinstall both Boot Camp and Windows on my computer. I will shortly be getting Leopard hopefully so if that's a requirement don't worry. I need the order of what needs to be installed and deleted and the sides of the computer (Mac or Windows) that things need to be done on.

Last time I stuck the Windows disc into the computer and started with it, I didn't press a button in time (it says 'press any button to boot from disc' in top left corner but it goes away really fast and I apparently wasn't watching for it). I managed to get through the steps on the page you linked to and I repaired my Windows. NOW it gets some error about not enough memory existing for something about API. It then proceeds to restart the computer, get the error again, restart the computer, get the error...
If it weren't so annoying I'd say the infinite startup would be cool. I think the easiest way to fix my problem is to uninstall Windows and then reinstall it. If that actually would be guaranteed to solve the problem, them please tell me:
1. How to uninstall Windows (I assume that the cd key can then be reused)
2. How to install Windows
3. Remind me that I need to do something or other with boot camp by sticking the Leopard cd into Windows (I am pretty sure that's what the help here said).

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