How can i recover my system from continuing xp setup and browse my desktop

[srikanthpin]

i have installed the windows service pack 3 and started instalation in the middle i got the error and it was stopped in between the instalation and i had taken the cd and restarted and i noticed that it automatically going to the setup with out any cd and i could not install it again because it is not booting the cd and going automatically.how can i recover my system.plz help me out.

 

[aford10]

If you got an error during windows install, the best option is to boot off the OS disc, delete that partition, and start over.