Dell Desktop Not Booting

I can not get my Dell desktop to boot.?

I have had problems with my Windows XP and want or reformat or fix it. However, when I try boot the computer, if I have the Windows XP CD in drive D or not, if I try F12 or just let you boot Windows, the Dell logo appears, the bar Progress begins to move to the right, then stop a quarter inch from the end and freezes … Any suggestions?

Try this, turn on the computer and how he beat up F2 to enter BIOS and from there go to the boot menu and make your CD / DVD the first boot, insert the Windows XP CD and "exit saving changes." The computer will restart and ask you to "press any key to boot from CD" do it and the facilities will begin. Just follow the instructions carefully. Note: the next time the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD", ignore it and let it go.

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