install loop

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shcr

Trying to install, previously tried a repair with other MB, which was
failing Now I boot to the CDROM, I get the Windows Logo, it moves past that
and I get a black screen with only the cursor. Cannot get another option
when booting from the CD. (I'd like to at this point reinstall from the
beginning. Last night it tried a re-install, somewhere along the line I
think it failed and got me to this point.

Booting to A: says no C or D drive.

Cannot get to a place to install mobo drivers.

Any way out of this?
 
With a new mb,youll need to reinstall xp on the hd,1st open BIOS,exit page,
select,"load set-up defaults" or "load optimal defaults",press ok,then go back
to boot options,usually next to exit,select,1st device as cdrom,then hd as 2nd,
close,exit page,save changes and exit BIOS,have the xp cd already in drive before
you exit BIOS,then boot to cd,install new copy,delete old OS and its partition,
create partition,install xp.At this point thier are no drivers running,a BIOS up-
date may be in order but no devices use drivers till the os starts.
 
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