Problem booting XP on my ASUS notebook

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My ASUS notebook which I bought last year is unable to boot. Before booting it gives me 4 options
1)safe mode
2)safe mode with networking
3)safe mode with command prompt
4)Last known good configuration
5)start windows normally.
I have used all the options but it does not seem to boot. It goes to a blue screen where something is written which I am unable to read because it disappears instantaneously and then the notebook starts to restart again.I cant even get into BIOS setup.

Reply to anirbanbhattacharjeee

Insert your OS (XP) Cd or Recovery CD in your CD/dvd drive, and set the bios to boot from CD rom.
Try booting from a XP disc and select R for recovery.
Then try to do a chkdsk /r to repair.
If that doesn't work, go back in and try fixmbr to fix the master boot record, and the fixboot which writes a new partition boot sector.

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Reply to saran008

Michael Stevens has a nice article here on how to do a repair install XPwithout re-formatting and losing files. I've done this several times and it works. You'll need your original XP CD - don't forget go to windows update afterwards, the repair install eliminates all the security updates.

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