you might try holding
down the f8 key
as soon as the bios
finishes checking the
state of your devices.

the f8 key will enable
the special boot menu.

try last good configuration
firstly.

if the above doesn't work
then try safe mode.

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in regards to the system
not recognizing the cd,

the cd drive may not be
enabled as the boot up
device in the bios.

so enable it and the
hard drive will no longer
be the primary boot up
device.

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"Eculle1" <Eculle1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0F955D1-6F83-4AA2-8632-D09B9DCE39E9@microsoft.com...
> Unstalled a program under control panel option and rebooted system. At
> first, windows started but immediately after the desktop was displayed, I got
> a blue screen error messege, system immediately rebooted and checked my
> external HD for errors - none found. This happened about 5 times. Now, on
> boot, lights on my keyboard blick once as if the system is starting but,
> Windows does not start or anything is displayed on my display.
>
> The system will not recognize a CD or flash drive.
>
> OS: Windows XP (SP3)
> Mem: 3.75 g