HP notebook 15 only boots to grub rescue or kernel panic

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heyy D : so im running antiX linux on my used laptop that ive had for 3 years, it usually works fine, but yesterday i decided i wanted to experiment with the desktop environments (LXDE XFCE MATE GNOME), i switched it to xfce and it bugged so i couldnt switch it to anything else and slowed it down, an article suggested to delete gnome and dbus, so i did, and it put my desktop environment in a sort of limbo-esque situation (no taskbar, limited function, no way to close windows bc the windows disappeared). then i rebooted and got grub rescue>, and the solutions people suggest arent pulling any information that could help my pc find normal.mod.
the other option i have is to boot from my live USB, which has antiX on it (ventoy) and has worked many times before, but i get an incompatibility error when i startup and a kernel panic error when i switch it from boot drive to usb drive.
exitcode=0x00007f00
im at a loss, i want to save my data, but id rather save my computer. let me know if you know what to do.
ps sorry for the pics, i cant take screenshots ):