Reinstalling windows help?!?

[sirmixalot42691]

heres my situation: i tried installing windows xp with a disc but a data error popped up saying the disc could be scratched and it was, so i went to borrow another xp disc from a friend and tried to restart the entire setup but the "boot from disc" doesnt come up. Is there a way to get it back?

 

[apj101]

are you sure that the cd is set to primary boot in bios

 

[sirmixalot42691]

yea

 

[apj101]

are you sure the disc is bootable? is it legit?

 

[sirmixalot42691]

what do you mean by bootable. and yes its legit

 

[apj101]

well ive never heard of a xp disc that wasn;t bootable, but its not beyond the range of possibility. Try it on a different rig is the only way to tell?

 

[sirmixalot42691]

well i put teh cd in a working pc and the normal windows xp window popped up

 

[apj101]

well i put teh cd in a working pc and the normal windows xp window popped up

do you mean you restared with the cd in, and the cd booted to the windows installation screen

 

[sirmixalot42691]

oh no i meant the pc was already on and the window popped up. i'll try booting it up on the cd