Did you try these installs on your broken computer or on a known good computer? I'm not a pro, but I would still bet that there are some hardware issues that could prevent a successful OS installation. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "dor" <dor_@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 6:48 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dire Computer Problems > Hi Don, > Did a full scan disk of HD, MemTest 86 of Ram, swapped out Ram, checked > and swapped out cables. Eliminated everything else and tried 7 time to > install with CD and decided it was bad. Did we miss anything essential? > Rocky de Dragon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:39 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dire Computer Problems > > > With anything electronic you are lucky to get 90 day warranties. If you > purchase form a reputable store (Circuit City, Best Buy etc) you can > usually > get a 3 year service contract that is not too unreasonably priced. > > I am curious as to what troubleshooting steps you took to determine the > XP > install disc was bad? -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/