text: 1962 no operating system found and then when i use my windows xp disk it tells me to make sure my hard drive? it tells me to check my hard drive to make sure it's powered up an stuff how can i get an operating system for this free of charge  or fix the problem ? if you already have a win xp cd you don't need a new one.  it seems your hard disk might be damaged.  restart your pc and look if the screen shows a clue as to which key to press to enter bios setup (it varies from make to make, it's usually f1, f2 or del).  follow the menus, you should find an option to configure hard disks.  let it find it automatically.  if it doesn',t you might need a new hard disk.