paul_999

I loved XP as well, alas it is dead now Windows 7 is far superior and polished, and a lot more secure, many companies did not develope drivers for XP as its is so old now, some programs may well run in compatability mode

Are you getting any beeps at boot-up? normally 3 beeps or 1 beep then 2 short beeps, if yes its normaly your graphics card, maybe unseated or past its sell by date, check your cables to the monitor and computer as well. could be that simple, try and use a …

Agree with asabo it will work or not work should not fry anything it will just beep or not boot at all, i alays go to Crucial.co.uk or com and check on there its a free service but gives the correct ram and how much the board can take# `

Agree with Rubberman, PSU's are so cheap nowadays buy a decent spec make sure you buy one with the older ide cables or if newer make sure its for sata drives will save a lot of hassle, i have seen 500w - 700w psu's going for around £20 - £30

should not affect the speed really over 300ft could see a small drop in speed but hardly noticable

if you go to crucial.com and use the ram finder app it will show you what ram you need and how much your m/b can take

click to open windows activation if youcan not activate online, it gives you a freephone number to ring its automated and will give you some numbers type in to activtate. very easy process