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Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
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Part 3 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, Startup Modes
How
To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com -
Usually Windows XP works quite well, and
even though it is more stable than its predecessors, it
still can hang and crashes on occasion. Fortunately, Windows
XP comes with a number of diagnostic tools that can help.
Microsoft has also added one new tool, Remote Assistance,
which allows Microsoft technicians to fix your computer
over the phone.
Before you call a computer repair tech service
and pay big money for help, you should take a look at
your computer yourself. Just a little common sense may
help you solve some simple hardware and software problems,
like loose cables. If you do decide to call technical
support, remember to write down the problem and what you
were doing when it occurred. And also take note of any
error messages.
You should try to be as specific as possible
when talking to the tech support or Pc repair person.
For example: the OS Windows ME or XP, Whenever I try to
start up my PC, I see an error message box, whenever I
run this program. Computers tend to crash or hang when
their hard disks become too fragmented or full. You should
free up space by deleting unnecessary files and emptying
the Trash or Recycle Bin. Also run Scandisk and disk defragmenter
in system tools. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
for more How to tips!
When an application crashes in Windows XP,
Windows will displays a box telling you about it. There's
not much you can do, just click OK. It's a good idea to
restart Windows the program may have damaged files or
Windows' internal operations. Remember to come back to
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If a Windows program hangs, you can force Windows to
stop the hung program. Just press CTRL-ALT-DEL to open
the Windows Task Manager dialog box.
Look on the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager,
a hung program will usually has the notation "Not
responding" in the Status column. All healthy programs
are designated as "Running." Now select the
name of the hung Windows program and then click End Task.
The program should then exits.
If all else fails, press CTRL-ALT-DEL to display the
Windows Task Manager and then choose Shut Down > Restart
on the menu bar: Windows XP should restart. Windows may
runs ChkDsk so that all disk errors can be repaired, this
is normal for Windows. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
for more How to tips!
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The
Windows XP Setup Wizard
The Windows XP Setup Wizard
By Raymond Garcia, WebTechGeek
The Windows XP Setup Wizard may be able to repair a corrupted
Windows XP installation. Follow these steps:
Start the Setup Wizard from the Windows XP CD-ROM by
putting the CD-ROM into your CD drive and choosing Install
Windows XP). After the first reboot, the Setup Wizard
should find the existing installation of Windows XP and
ask whether you want repair it.
Press R to attempt the repair. The Setup Wizard tries
to repair the installation, and then prompts you to reboot.
Press F3 to restart. After you reboot back into the Windows
XP Setup, you can quit the Setup Wizard without reinstalling
Windows by pressing F3. WebTechGeek.com
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The
Boot Floppy Disk:
By Raymond Garcia, WebTechGeek
One of the steps in the Windows installation process
created a startup floppy disk, or boot floppy disk. The
general idea was that if the file system on your hard
disk was damaged, you could often start your computer
from the startup floppy disk and repair the damage enough
to make the hard disk bootable.
You can still make a boot floppy in Windows XP, but Windows
now includes System Restore, a sort of time traveling
utility that can take your Windows machine back in time
to when it actually worked.
To make a boot floppy in Windows XP, you need a single
1.44MB floppy disk. Follow these steps:
1. Write-enable the disk and put it in the disk drive.
2. Choose Start | My Computer.
3. Right-click the 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) icon and choose Format
from the shortcut menu that appears. You see the Format
3 1/2 Floppy (A:) dialog box.
4. Select the Create An MS-DOS Startup Disk check box.
5. Click Start. Windows creates a bootable startup disk.
6. Remove the disk from the drive, write-protect it, label
it, and put it in a safe place.
If you use this floppy disk to start your system, you
see the DOS command prompt. No drivers are loaded, so
you can't use your CD-ROM or other hardware, and you can't
see your NTFS disks, only disks formatted as FAT or FAT32.
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