XP CD Won't Boot

[mata7]

I want to reinstall Windows but when I insert My original XP CD and press "any key to continue", the screen goes black, Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get this XP CD to boot? I've made 4 copy on diferent CD-R to see if this fix the problem and keep getting to the black screen, they work fine on my laptop and on my friend PC

thanks in advance

[pugmug]

Had that problem before.Turned out to be a bad stick of memory in my case.

[mata7]

thanks, just to be sure i test my memory one be one and nothing, plus if would be the memory i think it wont boot the vista dvd also

anyways thanks

[Seer]

A very strange behavior there mata7. I had a DVD-burner which died on me a few months ago. But it didn't died suddenly, first it refused to write regular CDs, and after a few days to read them as well. DVD functionality was not affected. Then, at some point the DVD burning feature disappeared also and I was left with only DVD reading available. Luckily, I had my warranty valid...
Check if everything is OK with the drive (reading, copying, burning), as I don't really see what else could be wrong...

[mata7]

i know im going crazy here :), I check that already, I burn a cd and DVD of xp pro, plus I have 2 DVD burn and I got the same problem on both of then, I found really hard to believe that both of the drive have the same problem, anyway I will go and buy one at best buy to try it, 30 days to return back and get my money so how cares

thanks

[Rilla927]

-{ Quote: "I want to reinstall Windows but when I insert My original XP CD and press "any key to continue", the screen goes black, Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get this XP CD to boot? I've made 4 copy on diferent CD-R to see if this fix the problem and keep getting to the black screen, they work fine on my laptop and on my friend PC
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thanks in advance" }-
Is it set to boot from CD in the bios configuration boot options?

[mata7]

yes it is

[strangequark]

I've run into the same problem The Seer mentioned with a CD drive that performed really strangely before it died completely, it was fine with most CD's but took a bizarre dislike to others and refused to read them. I was convinced that some of my CD's were corrupted as it was always the same ones, but turned out to be the drive in the end.