XP boot problems

If you have used windows XP then you surely have experienced one or more boot problems.
here i have listed most frequent boot failure problems and have also tried to provide the answers for the same.
i hope you will find this useful.

1.when you first power on your pc , the bios after completing its routines examines the MBR(master boot record) and starts booting sequence.
At this point sometimes boot failure occurs.
fix: insert windows XP CD , choose repair and enter "FIXMBR"

2. next step is to call NTLDR(NT loader) this in turn loads "boot.ini" if this file is missing a
message "NTLDR is missing" gets displayed . i think most are familiar with this error.
fix: enter "fixboot.c" after choosing repair and copy "NTloader" from setup CD.

3. in case multiple operating systems the boot menu gets displayed. then the user is asked to
select one.
the message "boot.ini" gets displayed
fix: enter "bootcfg/rebuild after choosing repair.

4. Then all the installed hardware components are checked (if you want to see this process
disable the splash screen)
"NTdetect not found"
fix: enter windows disk and copy "\i386\ntdetect"

5. Loading of kernels
" Bluescreen of death"
fix: enter setup disk and select repair. then repair boot partition.
if this fails reinstalling windows is only solution.

6. Next step is to load all the device drivers.
" Bluescreen of death"
fix: boot windows in safe mode. then remove the faulty driver/s .
i faced this problem not too long ago with my TV tuner card and the solution is to remove
the hardware.

7. windows hangs at "windows is booting...."
fix: turn off the pc and go to microsoft website.
You will find about a billion problems with solutons.

8. windows services startup.
" Bluescreen of death"
cause: viruses
fix: boot in safe mode , remove the virus and repair windows.

9. incorrect password
fix: use a password recovery disk.(search GOOGLE for the s/w i wont tell you)
don't use this if the pc doesn't belong to you.

10.from here onwards no specific solution is available.
bluescreens will rain upon you , system will hang on its own and much more...
fix: innumerable fixes
go to run>msconfig>startup and clear non responding auto starts.

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Trouble shooting your PC

Almost all of us use PCs and hence we are bound to experience OS crashes, hard drive failures or simply windows refusal to boot.As the only solution to avoid windows crashes is to format "C" drive , i will
try to help you solving the other problems.

• 1.HDD failures:

though the name contains a "hard",these drives are highly failure prone.the causes
can be anything like you took it to your friends place, who has a lot of movies and games and the drive works well at his place but when you connect it back to your good old PC it just wont work. Other factors though highly rare compared to above mentioned are overheating, aeging, or a huge shock.
This is all so easy to speak but when you are in real hurry to complete your
project then it really becomes frustrating.
TRY THIS:

1. First of all just check whether you have connected the cables properly .It may be possible that the data or power cable is not connected properly.Even after this if the problem continues then try buying a new data cable.these are extremely cheap and will cost between 20 to 40 rupees at most.
2. If you have got a "live" disk then try and boot using that disk and see whetheryour hdd is responding.
   
3. Take it back to your friends place. if it works then copy all your data to the other hdd and format yours.Then you can easily get your data back any time you want.
4. There is possibility of bad sectors being formed on your hdd.Try a good bad sector remover. for that you can search GOOGLE or you can get it from here
5. If the problem continues then the solution is to go for data recovery softwares.Again search google or get it from here
6. One last solution is to put your hard drive in freezer.Yeah, i mean it. Just wrap it properly in plastic so that water wont get inside it.keep it for at least 24 hrs.Then get rid of any condensation before connecting it back. This may make your drive work for one last time and then dont turn your PC off until you have got all the important data like games , movies copied and secured.Then you can think whether or not to copy trivial data like projects and all that.
   

Now last and best thing, if the red indicator is on and instead of divine spinning you here sound like "CLICK !CLICK! " then just check your warranty card and get a replacement if possible or buy a new one without even reading all this.