My windows xp will not reboot,

I have my mac dual core boot camped with windows xp. My computer's power shut off in the windows mode. I can get the mac system to operate, but the windows xp side will not boot up. It gives me these options;
We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. ( I did not make any changes.)
If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, Choose Last Known Good Configuration to revert to the most recent settings that worked. ( I tried this several times but it does not work.)
If a previous startup attempt was interrupted due to power failure or because the Power or Reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what caused the problem, choose Start Windows normally. ( I did and again it would not boot up.)
These are the following options it gives me. The first three give me code, but I don't know what to do with it. The last two didn't work.
Safe mode
Safe mode with Networking
Safe mode with command prompt which gives me a screen of code, but I don't know the command prompt
Last known Good configuration (your most recent settings that worked) - I tried this but it stops the start up process.
Start Windows Normally - I tried this several times but it stops in the middle.
Can you give me some advice on what to do?

Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer. (I did this)
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted. (I did this.)
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console. (I did this as a capital R and the system ran something.)
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console. (This was not available to me anywhere at any time other than on restart mode with the option key down so that boot camp would reappear for selection of start up system) If I did type R where do I go or what do I do to select the installation that I must access.
When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER. Never got this far
At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation. Never got this far.

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