reformat of xp and stuck with error

Did a reformat on a dell computer using the dell disk. I deleted the partition c: and created a new partition. I then installed Windows in the new partition. I am now getting this error when booting up;

Windows XP could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the Windows XP (TM) documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information. Boot Failed. "

Im stuck, can anyone help