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Just ran into a machine that was doing the very thing you described. Turned out to be a corrupted graphics driver. Changed out the driver and all was fine.

Oh, I forgot, you will need your mouse and keyboard attached also.

A lot of good suggestions here. I would add to the list, remove any unnecessary hardware while trying to load your new os. Remove everything except mobo, cpu, ram, graphics, HD, floppy. This way it gives plug and play less to do. You might also want to remove your cpu heatsink-fan to check and...

Putting in a larger PS will not hurt anything as the computer will only draw from the supply what it needs to run. That leaves a reserve for adding additional drives, etc.. Just be cautious when purchasing a replacement supply for an HP machine (or Compaq, Dell, Gateway for that matter) that...

An older recorder will not be able to read or write to newer high speed cd-rw media. Stick with 4X media and you should be OK.

XP does support dual monitors. You also have to make sure that both video cards you are running also support dual monitors. If they don't, you will find that one of the cards will shut down when it senses the others presence.

Have you checked the drives properties in My Computer to make sure that they are formatted FAT32?

Unplug your Pc and open up the case. Unplug the power connector from your hard drive. Normally, it should be somewhat difficult to remove this plug. If it pulls out easily, the female pins in the plug from the power supply may be losing contact. You can use a probe to close down the connectors a...