hi patio,
thanks for the welcome, and for moving my topic in the correct section. i accidentally posted in the wrong place, basically it will turn on ok, but wont get to Windows, the heading of the error says "Windows Boot Manager" and it has me select from 3 various steps, but when they pop up i typically ignore them and turn my machine off since i didnt want to mess further with the computer due to limited knowledge with pcs, however to respond to ur question i do still have the Dell XP CD that was shipped with the PC, if theres any more details u need me to provide will make sure to post them here thanks again.