haha thanks, but I don't like spending money where I don't need to. I'll figure it out eventually and just keep using my laptop until then.

My current vid card does require a 6pin and I know it's working because the fan is on and lights flash when I power down.

The other card said it needs it if I install it, not now, I was mistaken. ...

The dos method I found online and posted here asking if it would work didn't work. When I put in my other vid card and went to bootup it just beeped about 5-7 times and nothing turned on except my...

oh, ok, than I probably shouldn't waste my time trying that. I also wasn't sure about the changing my hard drive between systems but if its about a 25% chance I don't have the time to try and...

Does anyone think that this will work? I came across it in a google search but don't want to waste my time when I finally get the chance to try and fix it if it won't work.

* Let the XP hang...

Ok, that is what I was asking. So the only way to get xp to install on my new comp is if I change the vid card? I haven't been able to find anything else out online and won't be able to try to fix...

I don't think I have the model # sticker on it either, someone gave it to me but it's old so I didn't use it. I'll double check on that though.
So my old computer(it ran sp2 with no problems) won't...

I don't have another vid card sitting around, the only one I do have I don't have the serial number for. would I be able to take my old computer and connect my hard drive to that, install sp2/3 and...

Hello,
My Windows XP Pro SP2 setup gets through formatting my hd(500gb) and all the way down to Installing Windows but once the install bar gets to about half way and says installing devices my comp...