Reformatting with faulty cd drive

[onyo]

I would like to install Windows XP with a CD i bought online from pricegrabber about a year ago.
I have lost my original XP cd and bought another one so i could reformat.

When i put the drive in the computer and restart, Windows wont boot up the CD.
i am beginning to suspect i have a faulty CD or disk drive. However before i get another CD drive i want to make sure that is the problem.
I have set the priorities in the BIOS to CD drive and everything in between trying to see if it would work but it hasnt.
I have Windows XP professional SP3 currently,
with SONY DVD RM DW-D262, and three ZE8513P BGM887Z SCSI CdRom Device listed in Device Manager

Are there any ways to check my that my DVD drive is reading the disk at startup?

 

[matt123]

try it in your any friend pc.
is it working or not?
i think cd contains more scratches...
clean your cd with cotton cloth and also clean your disk drive..

 

[joelm3103]

try it in your any friend pc.
is it working or not?
i think cd contains more scratches...
clean your cd with cotton cloth and also clean your disk drive..

What he said ^. Try it on any other pc and see if it loads up. If not, the CD would be faulty.