new operating system help

i rebuilt my desktop with an intel dg45id board a brand new hd and a pro core2 duo proc. i am trying to install the vista disc i bought and i can't get the driver software. ive tried downloading xp onto an external hd and cant get the pc to boot from it. and when i used the disc it said i need to find driver software but its nowhere on the disc please help me with this problem.

 

Is the BIOS set to boot from the CD/DVD before the hard disk?
Slightly puzzled why you should need driver software to install on a new, blank hard disk, and why you go back to a downloaded XP version instead of sticking with vista.
If the vista is a genuine licenced disk, you shouldn't have a problem

 

Hmm, disconnect everything from your computer except for video and memory and try to load Vista. There is nothing special about your setup and Vista should have all drivers onboard. Oh, BTW having XP on an external drive sounds weird, can one actually boot that? Oh, since it's downloaded, that XP is pirated and I won't even bother answering any questions about that.