When you changed the boot setup to cd and popped the XP disk in it will say, once it recognises boot files on the cd, "Press any key to boot from CD"
When you install XP it reboots about 3 times, what microsoft forgets to tell people is not to press any key AFTER the initial request.
DO NOT press any other key after that apart from entering the 25 digit/character key after that.
What exactly does it say on that copy of XP that you have? |