--Advanced -- problem with installing Windows XP on new PC. CAN'T BOOT.?

enter the bios and change the boot order to boot the cd drive first, HDD second. If you have done that, it may be your cd drive is just too old to run XP. Happens to me a lot with older computers.

You can download ccleaner for free here: http://bit.ly/1Bk5V5C

First open CCleaner

Go to the Cleaner tab and you will be confronted by a very confusing lineup of checkboxes.

To make this brief, below is my recommended setup:

Under internet explorer check temporary internet files, cookies, and last download location. Most users don't really need this stuff. keep history and bookmarks unchecked, history is a maybe, but you don't want to lose bookmarked sites. You can normally leave Windows Explorer, System, and Advanced alone.

Run CCleaner and it will start deleting files.

afterward it will present you with a list of the files deleted, you really don't need to go through it as it will be several pages long.

The registry cleaner is recommended for slightly more advanced users. Use it after uninstalling programs as they will often leave behind incorrect registry entries.

If you decide to run Registry cleaner then review the items detected and always back up the registry (I keep a folder aside for this)

The Tools tab lets you uninstall programs and set startup programs. Why do you need this if Windows has all of these features? Especially with Vista Home Ed. The windows defender software explorer( startup programs) doesn't pick up some entries (however software explorer is easier to use).

Using CCleaner to uninstall programs and then check for leftover registry entries takes less time.

Under Options you can determine how CCleaner cleans your files. I leave this alone.

you could take out the PATA drive then plug it into a working computer then mount the XP ISO file on that then in your bios set it back to boot from hard drive.

I found this on the link below. Hope it helps resolve your problem. Thanks to "Cb21" who posted this on 9/15/05 9:24 AM

<snip> The HD was supposed to come with a CD - it is a new HD but purchased from an individual, oh well. After looking around on the net I called Hatachi Tech support, hoping to download the programs on the CD. Hatachi offered to mail me the CD, even though they knew it wasnt their fault. It arrived this morning, they overnighted it from Minnesota! I was indeed impressed."...

if you have not done it try hitting a key on the keyboard when you hear it spinning just keep hitting the key and hopefully it will start setup....

do you have the jumper set to master on the hard drive? you need this for the hard drive to work correctly