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hi i just got a computer two days ago and it worked perfectly on vista home edition. except i hate vista so i wanted to reboot it into xp. so this is what i exactly did
1. boot xp from cd
2. format c drive
3. wait for reboot and nothing happend except it say os not working
4. formatted again (slow one this time)
5. stuck at bios screen

after all that i am stuck at the bios screen and cannot access setup or boot menu
as far as i know the boot order is
1. cd
2. hdd
3. floppy

i tried putting in a cd and floppy ut im still stuck at the bios screen

when i press del or f8 to boot setup it says "starting setup and freezes. i just wen on the comp yesterday so i know there isnt any hardware probs plzzzz need help desperately thanks in advance

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go into the bios set it to all defaults, then look for the section that has a virus scanner turned on, turn it off, while in the bios check to make sure the HDD is detected.

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