Windows wont start: \windows\system32\c_1252.nls is missing or corrupt

Hi All

Ok, last night I was trying to update my creative sound card drivers. I went to the creative website and downloaded the latest drivers for my sb audigy 2 zs. During the install of the drivers, my computer said that there were older drivers installed, and asked if I wanted to delete the old drivers and restart the computer. I clicked "yes", the old drivers were uninstalled, and the computer restarted.

When I entered windows, the driver installation resumed, but a screen also popped up that said something about opening the trouble shooter for my sound card, or something like that, I wasnt really paying attention. When the trouble shooter screen came up, the computer bsod and restarted. I didnt catch the error message.

Now Windows wont load, it says
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\system32\c_1252.nls"
and that I can attempt to repair using the original setup cd-rom.

I did some searching around the internet and found this site

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830088

However, I dont have the original windows cd that came with my computer, as I dont believe they sent me one. I do have a recovery DVD that came with my computer.

I have a product key sticker on the side of my tower, and I am running Windows xp Media Center 2004.

I managed to locate a Windows xp pro corporate edition cd. Using this cd I was able to get into the recovery console and tried to follow the instructions on the microsoft support link above.

First thing I did was type "chkdsk /r" and I got "The volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems."

Okay, so I moved on to the next step and I typed in "cd system32" and I get "There is no floppy disk or cd in the drive." Ive tried this several times but it all results the same.

Thats as far as I got. Im guessing the cd I have is maybe the problem? I hope its that and not a serious issue.

Do I need my specific cd to my specific windows install to repair windows? (I don't see this happening) Or do I need a Windows xp 2004 media center cd? Or is it that the windows xp pro cd I am using is a corporate edition, or...........?

I'm kinda lost here, and could use some help from some more knowledgeable people. Any help at all is appreciated.

Thanks

//edit
forgot to mention
I also tried to repair windows using the guide on this forum
https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic8356.html
But once i hit f8 to agree, there is no repair option, just Windows xp set up, create a partition, or delete a partition.
I can get to this screen using the recovery dvd that came with my computer, but I cant get to the recovery console with it.

I just tried to boot up using a windows xp mce 2005 cd, but my version is 2004, and the results were the same as before.

I saw some screen shots of the recovery console online, and it should look like
"C: \WINDOWS>"

however my screen shows
"C:\>"

Everytime I type something here, it just says "There is no floppy disk or cd in the drive."

It doesn't ask me which windows installation I would like to log on to, or ask me for my administrative password.

Does anyone know anything about this, or have any advice at all?
I really dont want to mess up my computer any worse than it already is by changing things I dont understand.

First thing is does your pc see the CD drive?
Also another option is if it does see the CD drive, bypass the repair option go thru the first few screens and it will detect a previous windows install, from that point it will give you the option of either repairing the existing install or do a fresh install.

If you do the repair option at that point you should not lose anything.