Hello all.

After a virus which completely destroyed my XP Pro Sp2 I've attempted to repair/reinstall. As I am unable to boot into safe mode or normally I tried using the windows disc. After booting from the CD I am met with the screen which loads all the drivers, however when the message "setup is starting windows" I am met with another bluescreen.

Please tell me what is going on and how to fix the problem and reinstall windows.
This message will tell you that your computer shutdown to protect your from incurring a greeter damage or something like that? Or is it the other message that says you do not have hard disk to install OS on your computer? Either one of the message, I will advice that you get a original Windows with Service pack 2 at least. And your problem should be solved. It is part of the protection against piracy that is now incorporated into many hardware and in some cases depending on the system, you might just be able to disable this feature.

If you still have the same problem, I will advice that you install Vista and you might just be able to save all your documents.

However, moving a little bit technically up, If you are able to get to the first repair option when your system is booting, then you may like to run chkdsk at the console run it with /f option. Many problems have been solved using this simple command at the prompt.
It doesn't sound like a virus is the problem. Generally, if your computer crashes during an OS installation, it means there's a hardware problem. The blue screen should give you an error code. If it stays up long enough, copy down the error code and do a Google search on it. This should help you determine which piece of hardware has failed and needs to be replaced. With luck, it will simply be a bad stick of RAM that can be replaced for $25. If you're unlucky, it could be a bad motherboard, which could be very expensive (hundreds of dollars) to replace in some cases.

Since your computer did get to the "starting windows" screen before failing, it could also be a bad "default driver." If you have any non-essential peripherals (digital cameras, USB drives, printers, modems, etc) connected, try disconnecting them while you install Windows. This might avert the crisis. The bottom line is that without an error code, a bluescreen could be cost by almost anything. But chances are it's a hardware or driver failure.

Good luck!
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you need to tell us what these blue screens of death actually say, such as unmountable hard drive, after a virus you need to do a full format, try using chkdsk/ etc, first to see if the disk structure is damaged, and or is repairable, if its been demolished you may have to buy a new hard drive and install it, you don't say if its a desktop or laptop
If you don't have anything important on your computer you can reinstall it to factory settings.

As it boots up push F11 I believe.
was the virus removed
what brand of computer??