ok i tried to run an old HDD with windows 98 on it (just to get booted up and find the problem) it showed the windows 98 HD and it got to the windows 98 screen... but then it said not enough extended memory space to run it? then i hit ok and my pc shut off so i tried again, now its stuck at the windows 98 window... and now it powered down again, im scared to try it again...
i could always put vista on this hdd from another pc and try it? the one with 98 on it is a WD 13.6g HDD lol
ok so i tried it again with another HD in it, ontop of the 13.6gb hd i put a samsung 8.4gb HD in it and it still didnt work, it just sais not enough extended memory available to run windows. quit one or more applications.... then it just dies again...
ok wow i found the problem..... i noticed on my dvd drive i had 1 bent pin... wow took over 10 hours to figure that out lol... i didnt even notice it heh, i just took a pair of pliers and straightned it out... now i gotta reassemble this machine once its done installing lol. i got the dvd driver sitting ontop of my desk, oh well atleast thats over with, the next nightmare will be the drivers heh.