I couldn't find a tool online to clean the HD back to NTFS, so I had CompUSA format the HD today. Still no luck. Recovery CDs just hang, and Windows install CD hangs for awhile, then says 'operating...

I have tried that. I changed the bios to boot from cd only, and still no go. I used a program called part240.exe to format the HD to FAT 32. Maybe that's my problem. Does it need to be NTFS for XP?

So I've played with several different flavors of Linux, and decided it is time to put everything back to windows so I can go back to school online. Couldn't find my Compaq Presario cds, so I went out...