Windows XP installation CD won't boot (just halts with a black screen)

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I had this happen on a computer with a Linux partition and an LVM partition.

Symptom

The WinXP install CD would get to the Press any key to boot off CD" prompt. After hitting space, it would clear the screen and write Setup is inspecting your hardware..., then the screen would go blank and stay that way indefinitely.

Solution

Blow away the partition table. 

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda count=1

Well, this was an acceptable solution for me as I was trying to replace the Linux installation. If you're trying to configure dual-boot, I suggest you install Windows first.

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