my pc wont work please read

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Most likely some incompatible Hardware look at the CD Drive or Burner as these where a problem with XP & again when SP2 was released for XP.

You also need more RAM as the amount that you have is really on the Low Side and the CPU is a bit small. While with compatible Hardware this may run XP it's going to be really slow.

[i]i have another computer that i cleaned out all the fans and stuff now when i turn it on the screen doesn't display anything [/i]

Either something is not connected properly and has either become unplugged or Popped off the M'Board I'm taking it that this has been checked or the M'Board or depending on the way used to clean out the system you have given it a [b]Major Static Hit[/b] and fried all the CMOS circuitry. Not Sure which is involved as its very hard to say without actually seeing the affected computer.

[i]i have another 1 that takes a sata hd but it says ntfsl{or something like that} file is missing[/i]

Without knowing the exact error message it's impossible to say but a reinstall of Windows should put the situation right though you may need access to a Floppy to install the SATA Drivers for XP. You need to get a copy of the SATA Drivers and copy them to the Root of a Floppy and then when the first blue screen appears after starting off the CD you need to press the [b]F6 Key[/b] and load the SATA Drivers.

Col

If you are trying to upgrade your operating system by inserting the XP disc while windows ME is running I would suggest that you boot your machine from the XP disc, then you might find it will work better, also it would be better if you chose a clean installation of XP rather than an upgrade.
computer 2 I agree with Smeg, you have probable dislodged the graphics card or even the processor when you cleaned it.
computer 3 you will not be able to install any version of windows prior to Vista unless you install drivers for the SATA hard drive during the installation by pressing the F6 key and inserting the floppy disc - again I agree with Smeg give him the thumbs up I say

ty both^_^... in my dads compaq he has 64mb ram and i have 312 his is slow but it works...............................
pc2 the processer i took out and fixed a different computer with because i couldnt get it running.i think i fried it ........and.........
pc3 ty i will try..........................
pc3 is the better of the 3 better processer and all...................
pc3 was given to me cuz it shut down by its slef and when it was started back up the >>>>>file missing error came up...........
tytytyty both very much.................
what do u think the chances of getting pc3 running?????????????
what do u think the chances of getting pc2 running??????? i am at school but because of the weather we are being let out early:)
tytyty vm

pc1: compaq presario 5000
pc2: alienware custome pc
pc3: cysnet

thank you all for helping me failed to get pc1&2 to run xp but i formatted hdd in pc3 reinstalled it and now i am typing this up on it ^_^ i cant thank you all enough. at first i thought noone was going to answer because there were other people posting after me and theres were answered but you guys/girls came through