most of the time, the computer
is set to boot directly from the
hard disk.
but when the hard disk is not
bootable, then you need to
reset the computer to boot
from the cd.
to do this you would need to
access the "bios" for your
computer.
double check you computer manual
to find which key is required to be
held down as soon as you press the
power button on your computer.
sometimes it is either the f2 key or
the del key which will then open
up the bios setup menu.
in it you will find a setting pertaining
to booting.
so select cd as the first/initial boot
device, if it is not set at this time.
if your computer is already set to
boot from the cd "or" you just made
the adjustment to boot with the cd,
then insert your windows xp cd in
the drive and restart your computer.
when the setup menu appears press
"r" for repair to launch the recovery
console.
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