If it is an OEM version NO. It will only install in the same model computer. If it did work, and Microsoft being such a pain in the b*t you will still need to activate it. Lastly, it is illegal to...

You WILL NEED the Windows XP CD to install. The Home XP upgrade can be bought just about anywhere for $99.99 even your local Wal-Mart will carry it.

If possible, you should invest some money on a good OCR application. Such as Abby Fine Reader or Omni Page Pro. I use Fine Reader and it does wonders when scanning any article with pics no pics...

Does your GRAPHIC CARD show up with any errors in the device manager usually a Yellow Punctuation Mark:!:
Device manager is accessible by right-clicking on My Computer, selecting Properties,...

I agree I had a similar Issue and had to assign a drive letter to a Partition in one of my Hard Drives. Except that Disk Management would not let me assign it a drive letter, my only available...