Seems like it fails when it re-boots and says hit any key to
boot from CD, which will start the install process all over again.
If you are not hitting "any key", try changing the keyboard...
A long shot, but it might help...
PS: I'd set  (once) the BIOS to boot from CD first, second to HDD-0,
the other selections (if available) to disabled. (Then I'd leave it that
way "forever", (if I only inserted Bootable CD's once in awhile...)

                                               Rick Glazier

From: "Steve Brumbaugh" <[log in to unmask]>

> OK, here's my problem.  I'm putting together a new system and I've gotten to
> the stage of installing Win XP.  All the hardware seems to test out fine.  I
> go through the process of installation and afterwards it goes right back and
> starts the installation system again.  It looks like it's not going to the
> HD to boot or the HD is not set up to boot properly.  I've tried setting up
> the BIOS in all kinds of configurations, from standard floppy, HDD-0, CDROM
> to all CDROM to all HDD-0 (after installation).  No matter what I try, I get
> a "boot disk error, insert system disk" if I remove the Win XP CD.  If I
> leave it in, it just goes ahead and launches into Setup again.

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