I don't know what to do, My computer tells me I have critical system error but I don't know how to fix it and I don't know what to do nor have the money to seek a solution... any suggestions?

When was the last time you did some serious system maintenance on your machine ?
Here's my usual C&P for cases like this:


When was the last time you did some serious maintenance on your system ?

System maintenance includes:
Defrag
FULL patching
Virus scanning
Spyware scanning
removal of rubish files

Defrag is an inbuilt function in XP.
Open My Computer > Right click C: > Tools Tab and its there.

To make sure everything is running fine run both anti virus and anti spyware apps in normal AND safe modes. (make sure that they are updated first ! ;)) (AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1) is good and free AV)
(A couple of good removal tools are Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and Adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/))

ALso an on line virus and spyware scanner is Trend Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)

Just a note; actively running two AV's on one machine can cause problems.
So if you are thinking about it make sure your current one is disabled first.
Same thing applies to online scanners as well.

Removal of junk files is easy with CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com) a free app that does exactly what

If all this fails then a repair install may be in order:

Here's (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx) the official Micro$oft way of doing it,
and Here's (http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138) one with screen shots.

Basically this installs windows over the top of your current setup.
So you don't loose any information you already have.

This lot should resolve your issue.

I dont know what to do, My computer tells me I have critical system error but i dont know how to fix it and I dont know what to do nor have the money to seek a solution...any suggestions?
Well, I am not sure what operating system you are using, yet if you are using Windows XP,

Here's a website that may be somewhat helpful. You may need to call a technician to take a look at the issue. Please be careful with any of the system changes that you attempt to make , as not to suffer a system crash altogether.

This site highlights, Windows XP Boot and Startup Issues. What system are you in fact using?

This is a great site---Check it out...
Troubleshooting Windows XP Boot and Startup Issues (http://labmice.techtarget.com/windowsxp/TroubleshootingXP/startup.htm)

Hope this helps.
Tomy. M. Hall, MS