Not that I pretend to understand such things, but I have never heard of not being able to install Windows on a particular hard drive. Are we talking XP, Vista, or Windows 7? I know you have gone through the details but I have lost the thread in all the details.
Rather than get rid of the entire computer, why don't you just install a refurbished hard drive (if that is indeed what the problem is)? You can get a 500 gb for as little as $50 or so.
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Date: 2010-03-28 11:35 pm (UTC)Rather than get rid of the entire computer, why don't you just install a refurbished hard drive (if that is indeed what the problem is)? You can get a 500 gb for as little as $50 or so.