in this case i believe that youre recovery cd is not bootable or is dependant on a
your system at least in safe mode. Try to log in as the user you burned the cds
as and then recover the system through the backup utility you initially used to
burn the cds with.

try searching for related threads in daniweb. you may beable to repair your
desktop without initiating a recovery. or hit this thread..

http://daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread28765.html

enjoy,
Cain