> I believe that my Windows XP installation needs repairing using the
> recovery console.
> Can anyone suggest a reason and solution as to why my desktop refuses
> to boot from the Windows XP installation disc. I have altered the
> BIOS setting a number of times to show the dvd drive as the first
> priority setting and although when Windows is loading it appears to
> recognise that this priority has been set and the words "press any
> key to boot from CD-Rom" appear during the early stages of start-up,
> despite this it still, either after I have pressed another key or
> simply done nothing, proceeds to load the XP operating system.

I agree with Shenan. But first, try tapping a key, say Return, a few
times instead of just one keypress. Sometimes it takes the system a
moment more to get ready to accept a keypress. Only happened to me
once, but ... it happened.

HTH

Twayne