Quote Originally Posted by SuperSparks View Post
In that case, go into the BIOS Setup (it should tell you which key to press during the POST) and in the "Advanced BIOS settings" or similar section, set the boot order to:

1st device = Floppy drive

2nd device = CDROM

3rd device = HDD 0

Then try booting up with the Windows CD in the drive and Setup should run.
Cheers that worked,ive got xp installed and all seems ok but the bios settings are all wrong (a well meaning friend tried to help)and everythings dragging on the screen as if theres no graphics card.
I.e when im on the internet when i scroll the page it drags very slow in a juddery manner.
Ive installed the drivers for everything(graphics,sound etc)and the only one i cant install is the vga driver,it says it cant detect it on the driver installation.
Ive gone into the system settings to see if its enabled and it says its working properly but under properties there is no info and the enable/disable section that is normally there for some reason isnt.

Im very impressed mate youve saved me 100 quid. NICE ONE!
I can live with a bit of judderyness,but if someone knows whats wrong, thanks.