I tried doing that with different CD's. I first had my "CyberPower Recovery CD", but that one doesn't work probably because I have a new hard drive. Then I tried the XP Home Edition CD and it gave me the same problem and message as did the Recovery CD. First, I booted from CD. Then, it said "Checking Hardware Configuration". And finally, the screen goes blank and nothing happens. I left it on for two hours hoping something would happen. But nope.