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vileguy · Rated PG-13

Alright! I built my first computer at last w00! Got it all set up in about 6-10 hours almost exclusively by myself (much manual reading and a lil guidance by my dad at the end). The long anticapated boot. I plug everything in and it starts up, I make sure all's good in the BIOS and then boot it off my Windows XP cd. Running fast (compared to my old comp, much faster CD Rom Drive I think) and when I tell it I want to install, it won't read the CD. I check the Windows XP manual for troubleshooting and as suggested I (of course) clean the CD, then move on to switching in my old CD Rom Drive and even my old Hard Drive. It still won't read the cd =(

1 thing that's somewhat related...my last comp was an HP and came with HP's version of XP and a product key...which I couldn't find until I'd already bought and installed a fresh copy of XP. I messed up the HD format the first time so I actually installed XP (and activated/registered it) twice. Does the installer possibly damage the cd on purpose? Or do I need to somehow get drivers for my CD Rom Drive? I hope I don't have to buy another copy of XP Bang Head

Really excited to get this new comp goin...thanks again to everyone who helped me figure out what I needed.
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