Ancient thread.
Try Teamviewer:
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Why are you reinstalling?
Can you boot from a CD?
Is the HD detected in the BIOS?

What devices are involved? USB devices should work with no manual interference.

How are you going about this install?
What exactly, is "it", and what does "it" say?
What do you see in Device Manager under Video Adapter?

What are your system specs?

Or, just download and install Ubuntu which will do everything you want.
http://www.ubuntu.com/

It looks like there are two possibilities-ATI or Intel.
Go here, enter your service tag to see which is correct and download the driver....

See here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
Once the boot order is OK, just delete the Windows (2000?) files.

Just check with Dell. My warranty was three years.

What necrolin said.
Delete all the partitions before installing.

When my Samsung did this I eventually had to replace it. They said monitor power supply or backlight. Check to see if the warranty is still good.

In Device Manager, rt-click the Adapter, select "Uninstall" then reboot.
If the adapter is found on restart, it's properly installed.
It sounds as though you also have a Dell Utility installed to...

Pay attention to kaninelupus. I've seen this several times recently.

Have you tried typing "CLS"?

Open a command prompt and type cls.

What do you get if you enter cmd in a run box?

The kind of problem you're describing sounds like some kind of restrictions set in the router configuration

See here:
How to take ownership of a file or a folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Wow. It's too bad they don't make a device that allows you to transfer files from one (Connected) computer to one that's not. If they did, you could download the needed driver to this device, then...

Was there any physical event preceding this? A power outage, lightning strike or maybe an honest politician discovered?
This seems like a motherboard problem. Try removing the CMOS battery for a few...

It's probably not the HD. Have you tried Safe Mode?
If Safe Mode works, try System Restore.

"That error" doesn't help much.
Be specific.
Remove the cover of your PC and check that all cards, including the memory are seated properly, clean out the dust bunnies and check for any loose...

"Hey you, sheep ahead! What the heck did you eat this morning? Oh never mind, I can smell it now. Flock, can we just shift it around a little bit? I would like to try following someone else for...

While that's not impossible, there's absolutely no reason to make such a suggestion just yet.

How did you format?
Can you see any info on the BSOD?

"If it is that easy, why isn't everybody doing it? I didn't say it was easy, I just said it was cheap. The cost is in the fact that you have to learn what to do and how, and then get it done."...

I would guess you're misinterpreting something you're reading in Norton, which is junk anyway. I'd free upsome space by deleting it first.
You obviously haven't deleted as much stuff as you thought....

Empty the recycle bin.
Ccleaner is an excellent utility to help in this process:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

This device will connect your drive without a case:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276554&CatId=3770

You're welcome.
Please mark this as solved so others can find this solution.

See here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

If you haven't found it, you probably don't have one. It looks exactly like a telephone jack, but larger.
They (PCI Nics) cost about $15.00 and are easy to install....

1. Please start your own thread to avoid confusion.
2.See the above suggestion.

You might check your security settings and HOSTS file, but I'd run a virus scan and Malabyte.

Did you update the SATA driver from windows update? Sometimes these drivers are bad. In Devcie manager you'll see an option to "Roll back" the driver, which may help.
System restore may help.
Is...

Try the PB site:
http://support.packardbell.com/global/

It would do no harm to tell us the Make/Model of the router, the OS, the ISP, any error messages, etc.

You received a driver disk with your Dell, but the drivers are available at the Dell site also.

There's a tutorial here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2184092_perform-dell-system-restore.html
Be sure to note that you will lose all your data and installed applications.

You forgot the user password also?
This program will recover most XP passwords:
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/