System doesn't boot with XP cd

[sam]

Hi friends,
I want to install XP Professional. I have a bootable CD. When I try to
boot from the XP bootable CD, I get the following istructions..

Press any key to Boot from CD...

after I press enter...
It shows the following...

Scanning your hardware configuration.... ....

then the screen goes blank.
My hardware configuration is : Intel P4 2.4 GHz processor
Intel 845 chipset
motherboard
256 MB RAM
Can you please tell me what is the problem.

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

CMOS battery new on the mobo..?

XP Pro Retail full/upgrade w/SP2...? Or is this a slipstreamed disk you
created from the original retail version..? Is it an OEM version of XP Pro
that came with an OEM computer, Dell, HP, Compaq, etc..?
Cheers
j;-j