I have an HP Model a1767c
Intel Core2CPU 4300 @ 1.8 GHz 1.80 GHz
2046 MB
Windows Vista Home Premium
I bought Vista with the computer and I already have files I don't want to
delete and can't back up at this point.

I've tried every proposed solution on every site I found in a search and
nothing works.
I've tried System Restore (it failed several times, now I can't even start it)
I've tried opening Event Views (it doesn't open)
I've tried runas /user:[username that has administrative rights] cmd" (I
don't have a username with adminrights.)

Please understand, I am not talking about Internet Explorer. That works fine.