follow up:
Got everything installed again,took me 4 hours to put everything back in place,installed all the latest drivers.
Get my newsreader back online and updating the groups took the most time,but i can download movies and music again
I've got my disc in 3 parts now,1 for xp,1 for programs and 1 for music/movies,hope i can keep it a bit tidy now
Again,thanks for the advice.