this sucks

my xp install is apparently hopelessly corupt. happened with no warning and
for what reason i do not know. just about every program i try to start comes
back with an error message 'the file or directory c/windows/system/blah/blah
is corrupt and unreadbale. please run chkdsk'.
Most progrmas end up woring just the same but now i lost my internet
connection. i tried system restore but that is also corrupt, it runs but when
i click next it does nothing.
So befoe i reintall windows i waned to run chkdsk. I booted from the install
cd and went to the option for chkdsk, it then asks me for my passowrd. i type
the same password i have been using for years as administrator and it says
wrong pasword.
So i boot back to windows and try to change my pasword it says windows cant
do it. tried to delete passowrd same thing.
So does anyone know why the password which i use to log on as administrator
is not being accepted in the boot cd ?

I did run some hardware diagnostics on my hard drives and they both passed so
I am asuming this is not a hardware issue.
.

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