HI, is it a dual boot machine then? Is it freezing after it trys loading windows into setup or does it not recognize the xp disc at all? First I would check the condition of the disc; if its dirty or scratched. You shouldn't have to change anything with the ubuntu setup to boot off cd. <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Rajat <<a href="mailto:a.rajat@gmail.com">a.rajat@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi All, I have been using Ubuntu 7.10 for quite some time now and am extremely happy with the performance. However working random things on Windows seems inevitable. There are some problems with my XP and I am trying to reinstall it. However the system does not want to boot from the cd (original). It is promprting for using keystroke and then stays idle for ages. Is there anything that I need to change at the Ubuntu setup before installing Windows? Please do let me know as its kinda urgent and I need to get stuffs ready in half a day's time. Thanks a lot Rajat -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>