Trying to revamp a used computer for a friend with very little money (so 
this will be a freebee if I can make it work)

The hard drive went bad.  Have several old HD's and installed one.

The computer refuses to boot even from an XP Home installation disk in the 
DVD drive.

Any ideas?

Al Welch  [log in to unmask] 

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