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ok i have try your suggestion and i recive all proper readings on the ram but the cpu states its 64bit is that an issue or on. I belevie the system was in 32bit mod prior.

Is there an option in BIOS to set at 32 bit,dont quote me on that one.

Check your CPU is seated correctly again compatability maybe an issue.

ok i did all of that everything is seated and placed correctly i am in the winodws repair option from my OS cd and i am able to access the system from there were do i go from here now

You can run a repair using the CD:


1.
When the Press any key to boot from CD message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
2.
Press ENTER when you see the message To setup Windows XP now, and then press ENTER displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen.
3.
Do not choose the option to press R to use the Recovery Console.
4.
In the Windows XP Licensing Agreement, press F8 to agree to the license agreement.
5.
Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
6.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.

thanks for the help i got it up and running now the hard part is left activating windows(aka invaild verison)

Ahhh then you need to buy XP CD?