Need help with booting up Windows

If you are going to hate me, because I used a piriated Windows Sp1, then leave me and my misery alone.

Alright, it all started when I tried to get my Sound Blaster Live! drivers installed, it said that it couldn't find it (even though its on one of my PCI x1 slot. So when I turned it off, I switched the soundcard to another port. After booting up normally, it gave me the opinion when you changed hard or software things. I press enter, and then it froze. Now I don't now if its just booting very slowly, but I decided to try to reformat my computer with the provided piriated windows copy. When I got in, as it was going to load up windows, it just froze also. I tried many attemps, but it came out the same result. I'm wondering if there is a way I can fix this problem (besides getting a real copy to install it with).

I'm going to see if I can use linux to replace the windows, then use the same windows to install it, so that at lease I don't lose the good 150 GB hard drive.

If specs are needed, I will try my best to summerize what I have.
AMD Athlon +3400
nVIDIA FX 5200 graphic card
soundblaster Live! 24-bit
3 hard drives that total about 400 GB
A DVD burner that is made by LG
An unknown PSU that works
And two 80mm fans.

hi.
did you try to reinstall windows after that?
reformat and make new installation.
are yo sure that copy of windows is working?