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1996 PC .no used thing is error free for sure PCs.so is not a RIP off, buying used means you get to fix all that.just like used cars same.there is no XP support then or now.and many old PCs the chipsets inside have no above vista support at all or higher.lots wrong here on a 20+ year old PC, mostly useless junk now, seen in Museums.XP does not run here it is too old.the Coin cell inside is dead, not one ever lasted 20 years. sorry.he BIOS must be reset.and then boot order set to CD first. so it can boot the CD, XPcons' max.too oldno pci-e slotsno sata portsno support at all.HDD will be dead 20" years old IDE (PATA) or missing.chips that do not have support for xp up.worst off all is that CS code meanseMachines etower 333CS Computer with Cyrix M II-333 MMX Processor ,soon owned by NSC and then dead VIA in asia. Cyrix is dead now. zero EOL support. let it stay dead.or sell it for just the rare cpu, super hard to find one so keep it 10 more years or sell it as collectable.

Windows Millenium has not been supported by Microsoft for many years now, and there are no legacy drivers or other downloads available for it. Best thing you can do is to load Windows 7 or later on the machine (most machines that were capable of running Windows Millenium are also capable of running Windows 7).

CHECK THE ELECTRICS. MAYBE CHANGE PSU IT'S PROBERLY BROOKEN.

Check the settings of the boot device on the BIOS make sure that the HDD is the first one to boot

Check your cable connections.

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Download the drivers to a usb drive using the computer you used to post this.

Open the side panel, unplug components and usually just unscrew the drive. I would look on e-machines website for their specific instructions on it to be on the safe side but it should be pretty simple. Acer Back soon

Yes! The only time you might reverse that is if your computer failed to boot up from the hard drive.

Connect the audio to the back of the PC (Green connector) Click on the speaker in the task bar and check volume level using the mixer settings

Borrow a different keyboard as a test to see if your current keyboard is at fault.

You can go to BIOS setup and check that CD drive is recognize there or not, If not then there must be some problem with CD Drive or connectivity of CD drive with computer, If it is showing there then you can follow this tutorial and change with the registry.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

To reset bios, turn computer off and remove side cover, remove coin battery from motherboard and jump appropriate pins on the motherboard to clear cmos. These pins can be found in the owners manual online at the E-machines website.

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Hi Kel Would you sell me a copy of your manual Regards Michael

try this rightclick on setup and then click on propherty.MARK RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.

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Generally its ESC, F1, F2, F8 or F12, if you can get to at least the BIOS menu you can probably change the boot sequence to your liking.

Sorry, but the specs for the PC noted just won't support today's media rich, robust internet, and not to mentions games. Any hardware upgrades will eventually lead to a new system.PC specshttp://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/etower-633id-celeron-633/4507-3118_7-3191361.html