Installing XP on a formatted C drive

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From: JBird (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:19:41 -0700

yo, you have to go into your BIOS and change the boot
order... make sure your CD-ROM is 1st boot device THEN
your HDD. It should read XP Fine then.

Later

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I have formatted my C drive on my hp 8660 c pavilion.
>Now, when I turn on my PC I get a meesage that says.
>" system disk is invalid "
>I have bought a full version XP home edition and want to
>install it. I have put the CD in the CD-ROM but nothing
>happens. Isn't it suppose to automatically start a setup
>process?
>Note that the CD spins for few seconds but nothing
>happens. I still have that message on the
>screen. "system disk is invalid"
>
>I appreciate any help I get on this.
>
>Looking forward to hear from you soon and thank you in
>advance.
>.
>

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