CPU lights problem(help)

Ok when i bought my PC..
Compaq P III 1.0ghz

it came with Windows ME....

as ya all know the CPU has a litle light that flashes
when the CPU is working,loading whatever ya call it....

well...this light was working just fine....

till i upgraded to Windows XP,
now this light is always on nomatter what...

once i had to do a factory restore...
got back to WIndows ME, and the light was working fine,
when i installed XP again there was the light messed up
again, its always on, how can i fix this?

thanks in advance.

Are you sure you aren't referring to the HD light? If you don't notice any problems with performance I wouldn't worry about it. XP may just not be completely compatible with that feature of that hardware.

I don't know the solution to your specific problem, but here's a link that might help you out. I stress the word might because there's a lot of information in this Kb article and you may have to dig deep (follow other links in the article) to succesfully complete the upgrade w/o any conflicts.

Again, not 100% sure this is going to help you, but it might be worth a look:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q316639

Good luck ;).

Not a cpu light ;) no such thing.

How much ram do you have? XP needs 128mb at least otherwise it'd be in the virtual constantly which would explain the HDD LED being on alot.

<--------128 MB RAM

ill check the link..thx