lost operating system

Due to multiple problems with compaq computer did a recovery.
recovery hung up and somehow lost operating system on computer. When I boot
off quick restore cd it starts and then hangs up (62% entire process/82%
copy data) When I boot off recovery cd it starts up but then goes to
screen: remove all cds and turn off system. When I do a regular boot I get
message that there is no operating system on any devices.

I contact hp and they said they do not have any recovery cds for this model
(8000 series) That I would have to go out and buy windows xp home.

Are there any other solutions? Will this fix the problem? Can I install
vista instead? I have XP media for my HP notebook...would this work?

I now have a useless desktop.

Buy an inexpensive new computer. It's going to be your cheap solution. I've
seen a few out there for < 400.

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"DeneseVon" <DeneseVon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80952C1A-1F32-4671-AAB1-76545D023603@microsoft.com...
> Due to multiple problems with compaq computer did a recovery.
> recovery hung up and somehow lost operating system on computer. When I
> boot
> off quick restore cd it starts and then hangs up (62% entire process/82%
> copy data) When I boot off recovery cd it starts up but then goes to
> screen: remove all cds and turn off system. When I do a regular boot I
> get
> message that there is no operating system on any devices.
>
> I contact hp and they said they do not have any recovery cds for this
> model
> (8000 series) That I would have to go out and buy windows xp home.
>
> Are there any other solutions? Will this fix the problem? Can I install
> vista instead? I have XP media for my HP notebook...would this work?
>
> I now have a useless desktop.

Your PC has, obviously a problem, buying any software is not going to cure
it
And no your HP disks wont work

"DeneseVon" <DeneseVon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80952C1A-1F32-4671-AAB1-76545D023603@microsoft.com...
> Due to multiple problems with compaq computer did a recovery.
> recovery hung up and somehow lost operating system on computer. When I
> boot
> off quick restore cd it starts and then hangs up (62% entire process/82%
> copy data) When I boot off recovery cd it starts up but then goes to
> screen: remove all cds and turn off system. When I do a regular boot I
> get
> message that there is no operating system on any devices.
>
> I contact hp and they said they do not have any recovery cds for this
> model
> (8000 series) That I would have to go out and buy windows xp home.
>
> Are there any other solutions? Will this fix the problem? Can I install
> vista instead? I have XP media for my HP notebook...would this work?
>
> I now have a useless desktop.