this happens if setup is not completed and you need to rerun the installation.

if xp was actually installing when it restarted then it could have caused some problems, as you'll only have part of the os, in which case its often easier to format and start again, providing your not upgrading as this will cause you to lose any work saved on the machine.

darren

hi assuming that your pc is off well
1. turn it on
2. as it starts remove the xp cd from the cd drive
3. let it boot up (if it does)
4. if you dont have any problems its ok by the way u didnt say whether you had any os installed on that before??? if yes your system will boot to that os.

now if you really are having a problem (remenber remove the cd)
restart and then press f8 u will be taken to command prompt type format c:\c this will format the c drive then you type cd d and press enter.
now you insert the xp cd and follow the instruction but mind you that you will loose all your data .

hope this helps you :lol:
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now if your pc was off and your xp cd is stuck inside then turn it on as soon as it tries to start up you press the button near your cd drive this eject the cd that was stuck in after that just let it boot and if you are still having a problem restart and press f8 and do as said earlier.
and dont worry all problems have a solution