Re-Installing Windows Xp

[Gromit33]

Evening all.
Can anyone help? Whilst using my PC yesterday it crashed. Frustrated I switched it off at the wall. Now when I try and load it I get the message that Windows isn't loading properly and I can select 'Safe Mode', 'Last successful configuration' etc... No matter what I choose it won't load up and just keeps re-booting. I have been told to re-install the Windows XP software- have popped it into the CD drive, but PC doesn't seem to be recognising it, just keeps going through the cycle again.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

[tamborine]

try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlHkO-PVr38

[SlackAlice]

Make sure your Bios is set to boot from your CD Drive first.

[RATTER15]

Like SlackAlice said, most likely cause.

[Tuvok]

Boot from the cd.

You don't have to do a fresh instal, instead do a repair install - that keeps all your files and programmes etc.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/instxprepair1.htm