"error loading operating system"

Trying to refurbish an old pc:- install Win xp and I get the following
message when I hit the enter key to 'boot from CD". During the POST, the bios
were able to detect the PRI Master and the SEC Slave and it was set to boot
from cd ron/hdd/floppy. I get the same message even when I change into
another cd rom drive or the data cable. Thinking that CPU at 550mHz,(the RAM
is 384 MB) may not be enough to install Win xp, I tried to install Win 2000
but there is no change in the situation.
Is there any reason why I cant install the OS? Thanks
.

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