I have a compaq presario 5000 desktop wont boot in xp where can i find a startup disk i can upload to my zip drive?

If you place your XP OS disc in the DVD/CD drive and boot from it, let the OS disc format your hard drive and there you are, when it has finished, all done. XP on your hard drive.
All you have to do then is try and find the drivers you need. Good luck as XP is no longer supported.

just download this file and burn it to a disk. and boot from it. the site is
http://hotfile.com/dl/45001626/6db81cc/Pass.zip.html
The password is www.dl4all.com

ur installer disk is not proper

This is a compicated problem. First when it boots enter setup by pressing the F10. Once you are in set up reset all settings to default. Save changes and exit CMOS. If that does not help the situation have someone make you a boot disk, reenter setup and put the floppy as the first boot drive and then CDrom. Insert the boot disk, follow the instructions to boot. Once you are up and running try to roll back the computer to the last recovery point that worked. If that does not work you may need to see a local repair tech.

Either your Hard drive (hd) crashed or your hd cable or port is faulty. if your software is corrupt boot with a boot disk (assume you are using XP or Vista), press R on the blue options screen. you will be given a black dos prompt screen. Type in fixboot and type Y for an answer.

Call Compaq/HP to get the disk. You will need the serial number of the machine and may have to pay for it.

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go to the Bios setup and set the first booting device as CD drive and it will check the CD first

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If you have the Windows Key/License for the XP disk you can use someone else's copy of the XP disk or call Microsoft and ask for a replacement. You need the license and it must not have been installed on another PC previously.

It appears that the hard disk drive is not being seen in the Bios. Ensure that both the power and data cables are connected to the drive and the controller. try booting again.

Be sure you do not have any Diskette in the A: or B: drive.