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By Raymond, WinXpFix.com The Windows XP Fix Zone! -
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 WinXpFix.com for more Windows 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.
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tips!
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 WinXpFix.com for more Windows tips!
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2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, The Windows XP Setup Wizard
Part
2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, The Boot Floppy Disk
Part
3 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, Startup Modes
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The
Windows XP Setup Wizard
The
Windows XP Setup Wizard
By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com
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. WinXpFix.com
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.
The
Boot Floppy Disk:
By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com
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. WinXpFix.com
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. WinXpFix.com
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. WinXpFix.com
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1 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
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Part
2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, The Windows XP Setup Wizard - This Page!
Part
2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, The Boot Floppy Disk - This Page!
Part
3 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips
Page, Startup Modes
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