trouble installing xp pro

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So i just built my first pc and when i turned it on
everything worked fine so i then did all the cmos stuff
then i continued to put xp pro in and it starts up fine
then i get to a screen that says press enter to start
setup so i press enter, then my problems begin it then
says that i dont have a partition compatible with xp but
i can create a new one or delete the old one and start a
new one. so it sends me back to the screen where i can
press d to delete or c to create a new one. if i press c
it sends me to a screen where i can specify the size of
the partition and then press enter, when i do it sends me
right back where i was. so then i decided to press d well
nothing happens at all no screen pops up nothing. so it
justs keeps on sending me in circles.

anyone have any ideas
thanks for the help
 
First make sure the jumper pins are correct on the hd,if you use a slave,
physically disconnect it.In the BIOS,set boot priority device as youre cdrom
with xp in it,exit BIOS.Boot to xp cd,recovery,press enter key for password,
at cmd screen type:DiskPart In DiskPart delete the partition(s),create one,
then press Esc tab,then type:FORMAT C: /FS:ntfs When its thru,type:EXIT
Let it reboot,reboot to xp cd,select install xp.
 
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