Format and reinstall XP problem

I've been trying to reinstall XP Pro sp2 for the past several days. I have:

1. Used the XP Pro CD, but after it loads the XP tools, I get a BSOD saying can't continue, check for viruses & rund Scandisk.
2. Went to My Computer/disk management, left click on drive I want formatted, but "format" is grayed out.
3. Ran Kaspersky internet security 2009 and eliminated any malware detected plus ran scandisk with no consequences.
4. Tried 1 & 2 again with the same results.

How can I format my HDD without running into these problems ? Any ideas ?

I have legit XP pro CD and a boot disk plus already backed all programs up.
I'm running Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB memory & RAID 0 w/ (2) HDD

Thanks

Yes, I am trying to format over XP so I can do a clean install of XP. I already tried
the boot order thingy. Same results.

I am willing to try booting into the recovery console and run chkdsk /p but I will
first try running my virus scan in safemode as you suggest.

Results later this evening - Thanks

It depends on the scanner you are using. Some scanners have a special safe mode scanner. I probably should've mentioned that you should boot into safe mode with networking, as most scanners need net access to update.

What is giving you the trouble?

I just fixed a PC a few days ago that was having similar problems. It would get a BSOD every time it tried to load windows. Here's how I fixed it:

1. install windows on a different HD
2. add the original HD
3. boot into windows and format the original (now slave drive)

From there if the format works as it should, you can make it the master HD again and install a fresh copy of windows on it.