RadarContact,
If you are getting a delay while looking for Keyboard and Mouse, try connecting both of them to the PS2 Ports. (It would really help knowing all the specs on the hardware in your computer.)
With the Boot CD, you can try Fixmbr in Recovery Console:
FIXMBR
Use this command to repair the master boot record (MBR) of the boot partition. In the command syntax, device name is an optional device name that specifies the device that needs a new MBR. Use this command if a virus has damaged the MBR and Windows cannot start.
WARNING: This command can damage your partition tables if a virus is present or a hardware problem exists. Using this command can result in inaccessible partitions. Microsoft recommends that you run antivirus software before you use this command.
You can obtain the device name from the output of the
map command. If you do not specify a device name, the MBR of the boot device is repaired, for example:
If FIXMBR detects an invalid or non-standard partition table signature, FIXMBR prompts you for permission before rewriting the MBR. FIXMBR is supported only on x86-based computers.
If that does not work, you can do a repair of you operating system, it is an option you get when the CD looks for previous installs of your OS (a couple of screens after the option to use Recovery Console).
Take Care,
Richard