Blue Screen with installing new Windows on already pre-installed one

Hello everyone, I am sorry if that topic has already been dealt with, and if I am asking about the same thing. I found a few posts relating to my problem, but it did not fully help, so...
I bought a M70 in Germany, it has Win XP HE already installed, but I wanted to install my Windows with a different language. When I boot the computer from the disk, there is first this blue screen saying that it is loading many drivers, etc. Then, it suddenly stops when it finishes loading all the stuff. There is only a cursor in the upper left corner (the one in DOS operating mode) and nothing happens. What could be a problem?
Is there some kind of blockade on the hard disk preventing me from formatting the partition and installing a different system? My own windows does not include SP2 on the cd, usually I install it later on.
I saw at least one similar post, someone suggested browsing the download section on the website to find some information, but I failed in doing that. Can someone help me? I would be extremely grateful for any information!
mike

Hi guys, unfortunately, I am still in Germany, and I have limited access to any windows software. I can use a Win XP SP2 install cd only when I go home next month, so right now I am trying whatever else I can. I thought of installing the Windows from the recovery cd on another partition, but it stubbornly wants to do it on the main one, wanting to completely remove everything from the main partition. At least, then I could format the C partition using Windows installed on another partition, but it does not work anyway. I guess I have no other choice but to wait until I have access to a cd with Win XP SP2 on it. I really hope that is the cause of the problem. I will try to get any other copy of Win just to try it out, and I will keep you guys informed. If you have any other ideas, share them with me, please.
Regards, Mike.

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