Cannot Reinstall OS After Deleting Partitions

I am wanting to re-install windows as the computer no longer boots into windows.I have gone through the full f disk and format c: scenario while deleting creating partitions and then insert the CD to boot from so that the xp installation can begin.I feed the correct sata drivers and it finds the hard drive. here is where it goes wrong, I delete all the partitions listed and create a new one with the full 125gb of space. It then asks what i wish to format the partition with and i select NTFS. It goes to the screen signaling that it is beginning the installation but goes through it very quickly! as is complete in about 10 seconds, at this point it comes back and says "setup was unable to format this partition. The disk may be damaged "make sure the drive is connected to the computer etc etci don't think the drive is corrupt as it was working before i tried to restore my pc to a previous restore point when the pc was fully working after getting the pc back from a friend with missing registry files. (At which point i forgot the installation was also corrupt due to missing windows files, and not when i had successfully re-installed xp before lending the pc to a mate)