Can't access anything!... I have a winXP disk

[dark.deadpool]

Partition... I don't know what to do.

OK, I followed the "How to: Repair Windows XP/2000 if you are unable to boot into Windows." Thread, but when I got to the part where it says:

http://web.qx.net/rburgess/storage/XPrepair/4.gif

Mine is different... In the bottom box it say C: Partition1 [NTFS]

Should I delete the partition, or should I install windows?

When I come to delete, it says there are valuable programs on the partition, so don't delete it.

When I come to instal windows, it says that there is an OS already on it, and installing windows will cause problems.. help.

 

[peepnklown]

Recovery Console You’ll have to scroll down for Windows XP, it has help for recovering from bootup problems.

 

[Samstoned]

on my install I ignor the first prompt for repair and select install then it will find the os then give you option to repair
most times it never helped ,but made it worse,sorry to say

 

[alidabiri]

simplified way to "clean" and install:

get a 98 floppy boot disk from www.bootdisk.com
start your pc with boot disk in the machine
after win98 comes up, enter fdisk
display partition(s) (if any)
delete partition(s)
create new partition
restart
format the hard disk
turn pc off
take win98 boot disk out
put xp cd in the cd rom drive
turn pc on
get into bios
go to boot sequence and choose "boot from cd first"
save bios, exit.
let xp install.