This is my problem. I have XP Professional W/SP2 I noticed that the folders(My Documents,My Music, My Pictures)in the Start Menu would not open, when double click on Error message would pop-up "Error-108 an Unknown error occurred". I then went to Explorer for futher investigation. When in Explorer I would click on the folder in the left pane the right pane would open up but any subfolder in right pane would give the same error code. I could go back to the left pane where subfolder was and open it up thier and access the files in the right pane. So the steps that I took for this problem is as follows: I purchased Registry Mechanic and ran it. It repaired the registry but this didn't take care of the problem. I also ran my Software in safemode to see if I had the same problem and I did. I ran Chkdsk/f and SFC neither of these task corrected the problem. I didn't have a time frame when this happen so I went back to farthest restore point and ran it but the problem exist there too.
I appericate any help that I can get to correct this problem.

JBS

Do you have a retail Microsoft XP CD or was XP pre-installed (OEM)?

If the former run a Repair Install. This will leave your programs and data untouched. You will just need to reinstall your Windows Updates.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

If the latter look in the manual for the method of a non-destructive recovery.

After everything else that you have tried I really see no other solution.

Yes I do have a purchased Copy of XP, it's the upgrade version.
If I run the repair install will I loose the SP2 Update also? This service pack was not on my cd copyIt was download with the rest of my updates.

Yes you will loose SP2 and all Windows Updates.

You can pre-download it to your hard drive for re-install:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Also for now or the future you can create a slipstreamed XP SP2 CD by combining the XP CD and the SP2 download on your hard drive:

http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html