Windows won't install after system crash

My computer crashed a couple days ago (the atlon 64, of course), i think due to a virus. I have fdisked and reinstalled several times. Once it completed, but after i left it for a while (about 1 hour) i came back, it had restarted and was missing a .dll. Multiple times it would hang at the "setup will complete in approximately: 39 minutes" screen, sometimes right away, sometimes after doing a partial install. I am not a computer genius, but have exausted my ideas. So what are yours?

Hi
I have seen my PCs sit for half an hour at 39 mins to complete, then suddenly find the device or driver they are looking for and continue, breathing on CD, and wiping with silk cloth can help reading.
Go and watch TV for a while when it does it, or another copy of XP.
Cheers
jocko

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