Hello, I am new to forums and would like some help/advice. My son gave me a redundant Win xp desktop. It worked immediately when I switched it on, but being inquisitive, I opened the case to determine if it was an IDE drive machine or SATA.drive machine. When I closed the IDE pc my problems began. It boots as far as the welcome logo, but no further. There are no CD's available so I downloaded a Win XP Recovery disc. This lets me get to the "blue" set up screen, and then the recovery console screen. After that, I am lost. How do I get the pc to start again, or do a system restore? I have been at this project for several weeks, and my wife is getting a bit fed up. Please help!!