Basic Troubleshooting - Boot Problems Part 1 of 2 by Tony Stockill
For many of the procedures mentioned here, you will need to be an administrator, or have administrator privileges. Having established in the first part of basic troubleshooting that your computer is powered on, the next thing to check is if it boots up normally. ... If all is well it should boot up ok. ... If you are having a problem booting your system, it may help to boot up in 'Safe Mode'. ... The system will retry the boot. ... The first thing to establish, when you have a problem booting, or even if it appears to boot normally, is if you have recently changed anything.

Booting Problem in PC by ravi chamria
One fine day you start your PC and get messages that say,”Book Disk failure”. The problem is that the hard disk is detected but the OS does not load. The system may get stuck in the second screen during the booting process or the OS might display an error message and refuse to load. ... If your problem persists, or if you never used a boot loader, than boot into the system from a boot floppy or the Windows CD.Windows 2000 and XP users should boot into the recovery console. ... For example Windows 98 and Me users might see a message during boot up that says,” No valid FAT on boot drive”...

Decrease Windows XP Boot Up Time (Dramatically) by Tom Maddocks
Bootvis made by microsoft is a program which analyses and alters the order in which your computer boots up. It moves certain files around to help get the best boot up time from your pc! I hve tried this program and it has shaved as much as 8 seconds off my boot time! ... We then need Bootvis to analyze the boot sequence in order for it to optimize the boot. ... To do this select File > New > Next Boot + Drivers Trace (you can also optimize standby and hibernate) 3. ... 7. ... 6. ... A new windows will popup and a series of Ticks will move down the list of 3 items.

Do Not Sweat Over Boot-Up Failures by Bob Cheeseman
Boot-up failure? Yup, been there! This is sometimes a problem with PCs, and when it fails to boot, you will want to cry. But there are times when it does fail to boot, and having some knowledge on how to solve this problem helps. The first step is to look at the most obvious thing - the cords. ... Then making a Windows XP Boot Disk is one way to ensure that it will boot next time. ... The importance of the boot disk is that the PC, for it to boot, uses the good critical files needed to start your PC that are in the floppy disk once you place it in.

Linux Training-Running Linux From a Live CD/ DVD by Clyde Boom
One of the easiest, fastest and fun ways to get Linux training, and get experience working with Linux, is to use a Linux live CD /DVD. This is just a single CD or DVD that contains the complete Linux operating system! You just put the Linux live CD /DVD in your drive, start your system, and the... To run a Linux live version, you need to be able to boot from CD or DVD, but that shouldn't be any problem. ... Lots of systems are set up to automatically boot from CD or DVD and you may not need to do anything.

Reinstall Windows XP by Jacob Erdei
Instructions for re-installing Windows XP: There comes a time in every computers life were you just want to start over. This article gives you instructions for reinstalling your XP operating system and starting over. Be sure to backup any documents that you have on your system. ... Boot the computer using your CD. ... When you first boot up into XP you will be asked to set the screen resolution. ... Some computers do not have an XP CD if this is the case when your computer fist boots up look at the screen, newer computers often times have the restore CD on the hard drive already and you...

Flash Your nVidia Video Card's BIOS by Jason Barrett
You will need the following: 1. 1.44MB FDD (floppy) 2. NVFLASH utility copy 3. Compatible BIOS file for your video card. (search the manufactures website for bios details) 4. Required Drivers. (check manufactures website) Alright now First Make an nVidia BIOS flash boot disk. ... (better safe than sorry) -boot your computer with the boot flash-disk you had created in the first step. ... -You will need a DOS boot disk, you can obtain one if you do not already ahve one at bootdisk.com, download there dr DOS image file after that run the .exe file that comes with it.

Troubleshooting Boot Failures in Windows Server 2003 by Matt Peterson
Most of us have had the problem before. You start up your Windows machine and are greeted with a cryptic error message or “blue screen of death” before your system boots. It’s a sinking feeling. You cannot access the operating system and troubleshooting the problem can be difficult. ... Enable Boot Logging Boot logging starts the system normally, but it creates a detailed log of all the services and drivers that are trying to load at boot time. ... When attempting to recover from a Windows boot failure, the first step is to get to the boot options menu.

Dual Boot Windows 9x with NT or Linux by Alfred Moloto
Installing windows is pretty easy if you know what you are doing, but it can be a complete mess if you are still learning. Dual booting can have advantages if you have a game that support one platform or you want to learn to use a different operating system. ... Start windows 98 installation from windows boot CD then follow the instruction on the screen, once installation is complete, insert windows NT or Linux CD and follow instruction on the screen, don’t forget to select a different partition, this partition will be D: or F: depending on how many drives you have.

Formatting, And/or Re-installing Windows on a Dell PC by Mark Berger
Formatting or re-installing windows on a Dell system is much simpler then doing so on other machines. If for any reason you need to format your Dell system or re-install windows on it, read on. Dell packages a CD with each of their systems. This CD will read "Dell windows XP home," "Dell windows... If you put the CD into your drive, re-boot, and your box still loads windows instead of booting from the CD, you will need to change your boot sequence in your BIOS. ... Make sure it is set to boot to CD-ROM for first boot device, then hard drive as second (or third).