thanks guys
as it turns out , just out of curiosity , i reloaded the MB CD that i got with my comp and that did the trick , dunno why it had to be reloaded but hey it works now...
i went back to 2000 cos XP didnt recognise my cd burners and i didnt fancy buying new ones
but i may have another go at gettting drivers for that soon , so i'll probably put XP back on again
being unemployed is great , u have so much time to dick around with computers
