On 17/02/2017 9:29 PM, philo wrote:

I tried installing Chrome, Firefox, Brave Browser and Vivaldi

when none of them would install, I pulled the HD , PSU and RAM, then
scrapped the machine

They should be installed fine. Are you using a bad copy of Win 7 ISO?
Always trust the official English ISO only, no other languages. And
don't trust those custom or tailor-made ISOs built by hobbyists.

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