computer problem- lippsman,anyone

when i turn on my computer it says, a problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to computer. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use SAFE MODE to remove or disable components, restart computer press F8 to select Advance Startup Options and then select Safe Mode. i did what the last 3 lines said many times and nothing happened!! when i highlight Safe Mode with the arrow on the keyboard nothing happens. Since there is no select button i hit the enter button and it just took me to a blue screen telling me to restart again! Please try to tell me solutions rather than a lot of questions because my typing is slow !!!! thanks alot a and its a Dell inspiron.

Blue screen could be hardware or software.  Do you have the Dell restore disk that came with the computer ?  If so we can try a repair. 

Tell me what OS you have and we will take it from there.

He has Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

Bkz is correct. A friend of mine. Lippsman I have the restore disc.

yeah

Sorry, just saw this. 

Boot from the cd and you will see a blue screen. Press R for repair.  Hit 1 and then enter.  It may ask for an administrator password.   If you have one enter it, if not then just press enter. 

Type this

chkdsk /p

After it runs then type exit then press enter.

Let's see what happens after that.