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Does anyone know how to restore corrupted DLL files for windows xp?

Upon powering up my pc I get an error "the resource DLL could not be loaded" and subsequently I get another message that says "application's resource file could not be found. The configuration Utility will now quit".  As a result of these "errors" I cannot load properly "Windows Media Player" and other applications donot seem to run properly.   I run WINDOWS XP ,... have downloaded all windows update and tried several other downloads to no avail. I believe some of the DLL and other files might have been corrupted as a result of a virus.  I Would appreciate if someone has a way to properly restore the missing files.  By the way I get no indication as to which DLL files may have been deleted or corrupted.  
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Try this

Start > Run sfc /scannow
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How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

Visual aid to the above procedure
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
Click on How To Run a Repair Install
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if you think its a virus, go here, maybe go here regardless
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

if you come up clean, to restore native files, go to start, run, type in sfc /scannow   making sure there is a space between the c and the / have your xp disk ready
What are the name of file in quesion?
Could be the yaha virus

Here is a link on how to remove it. This is pretty detailed so pay close attention and do it the way it is outlined.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha@mm.html



http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.h@mm.html 

or

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.k@mm.html 
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click start | run  |msconfig and startup tab
"disable all"

seems that some application at startup is causing the error.
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