Problem booting windows xp?

Hi! I recently reformatted my computer and installed windows xp professional with sp2 on it. when i boot my pc and after the bios logo/info appears, the screen turns black for a while before proceeding on to a black screen with white progress bars (like the ones you see when resuming from a hibernation). this process takes very long and i desperately need a solution. thank you!!

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sounds like you need a new hard drive try to format the long

way a reinstall windows.if that dont work get another hard drive

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Unplug any external devices...USB printer, hard drive, etc...see if that clears it up.

Also when u get into windows check the device manager, to see if all the proper drivers are installed.

incidentally that's what it is doing on that screen...loading drivers.
i think the boot file might have been corrupted so boot using windows xp sp2 cd and repair the installation.Should work if xp has been corrupted and if it does not work then u can conclude the problem is with hardware.also u did not mention that didi xp boot properly after the format even once.