Hmm, which PC should I get?!

markfj

closed wrote: »

reinstall windows.

I tried that already mate, It kept going onto a blue error screen and forced me to restart, and kept doing that... i tried safe mode etc and still wouldnt work

I did post on here at the time, and even with others help it wouldnt work

TakeThis

What version of XP disc were you using?

closed

what were the contents of the blue screen? what type of pc?

markfj

from memory it was xp professional

I did buy an "Ultimate bood cd" from ebay, and that allowed me to open something called Mini windows xp, which the mouse etc worked from there, I tried checking device manager and reinstalling the mouse/keyboard drivers and restarting but made no difference.

The PC shop rang and said they have fixed the keyboard issue, but not the mouse issue and want the extra money before doing so, thats why we figured perhaps was best to just let it go

karl-123

i spent 6 months on a part time pc building course at my local ( it ) centre the teacher was a genius,

allways have a spare set of drivers for your pc on a cd/dvd or a usb stick get them from the manufacturers
website.......
what is the make and model number of your existing pc ? have you got a windows disc ?
1 gig of ram and a 2ghz single core cpu is enough to run xp home ............

karl-123

just format the drive by conecting it to another pc

using the ribbon cable or sata cable then chuck the formatted drive back into the pc

and chuck your windows disc in ( get the drivers ) job done

markfj

I have a windows xp dis still, but the PC doesnt recognize it for some reason, its a HP Media Centre PC

The blue screen said something along the lines or there being an error and run chkdsk, I did this from Bios/upon startup and restarted but again same thing happened

TakeThis

markfj wrote: »

I have a windows xp dis still, but the PC doesnt recognize it for some reason, its a HP Media Centre PC

The blue screen said something along the lines or there being an error and run chkdsk, I did this from Bios/upon startup and restarted but again same thing happened

Exactly which version of XP? We need exact descriptions.

Perhaps an HDD error.

Try running a Live CD to check for RAM problems. Take the RAM out and clean the contacts with an eraser and make sure there is no dust in the slots.

markfj

Ok Thanks, the pc in still in shop at moment, so will take a look when possible

I am %99 sure it was windows xp professional edition

TakeThis

markfj wrote: »

Ok Thanks, the pc in still in shop at moment, so will take a look when possible

I am %99 sure it was windows xp professional edition

In the shop? I thought that you weren't going to pay to have it fixed..