| When you press the power button on your | | | | the files being copied.This will give you added |
| computer and it just sit there with none of those | | | | knowledge when you will need to help in making |
| clicking and beeping sounds along with the monitor | | | | their boot disk.To make a boot disk, perform the |
| still having that blank screen,you know that you're | | | | following. |
| going to have a bad day. | | | | Place a blank formatted floppy disk in your floppy |
| A computer that fails to boot can be one of the | | | | drive and go to My Computer in Windows XP.Click |
| most pain staking things that can happen to a pc | | | | the hard drive icon and on the toolbar, click Tools, |
| user.And in most cases, the user don't have a | | | | Folder Options, and then click the View Tab. |
| clue as to what procedures they can take to get | | | | And scroll down and check "Show hidden files and |
| the PC up and running again. | | | | folders" and just below uncheck "Hide protected |
| When you do experience pc bootup failure, | | | | operating system files (recommended). Now we're |
| always start your troubleshooting by checking the | | | | getting a little slower. |
| obvious.It the cord plugged into the wall outlet and | | | | Take note of this process and as you become |
| is the other end securely plugged in the rear of | | | | more familiar with this task, you'll be able to make |
| the system unit. | | | | a boot disk for others in no time and help them |
| In many cases the cause is a corrupted startup | | | | save on down time. |
| file which prevent the computer from going | | | | After unchecking "Hide protected operating |
| through the bootup from start to finish.In this | | | | system files, click OK.Some grayed out files will |
| case, an easy way to start your PC is to have an | | | | now be visible in the drive window.These files are |
| emergency boot disk handy. | | | | protected system files. |
| A Boot Disk contain copies of critical files needed | | | | Now you're ready to select the boot, the |
| for startup that you should have made earlier.To | | | | NTDETECT, and the ntldr files.Now right-click, click |
| use the floppy disk, all you need do is to place it | | | | Send To, and select Floppy ( A: ).When you have |
| in the floppy drive and reboot the computer. | | | | copied all files to the floppy, you now have a |
| As the computer start the boot process, | | | | Windows XP boot disk. |
| Windows will use the good files to get itself | | | | You should make two or more boot disks and |
| going.The Windows XP boot disk will enable you to | | | | place them in a safe place away from any type |
| resolve a corrupt Ntbootdd.sys driver, missing or | | | | of magnetic or static charges.Before putting them |
| corrupt Ntdr or files. | | | | away don't forget to label your life saving floppy |
| These files are used by Windows XP and are | | | | disks. |
| crucial to its startup and configuration.The boot | | | | Should you be unfortunate enough to have to put |
| disk have also repair a damaged MBR or Master | | | | one of your boot floppies to use, remember to |
| Boot Record. | | | | replace the startup files on the hard drive with |
| The MBR is a small program executed when the | | | | the ones on the floppy. |
| PC boots and resides on the first sector of the | | | | If you overlook this critical step, you'll have the |
| hard driveIt looks up the partition on the hard | | | | same boot up problem every time.Take your |
| drive.You can create a MBR with the FDISK /MBR | | | | time as you copy the files and be sure not to |
| coomand | | | | reverse the copy procedure. |
| A damaged boot sector can also be corrected | | | | This is why its important to make two or more |
| with the boot disk.Your Windows XP boot disk will | | | | boot disks. This way should you have an accident |
| be a life saver when you have pc bootup failure | | | | with one disk, so what, you paid attention here |
| and you need that file for your next interview. | | | | and made several copies. |
| A sector is the smallest unit that can be accessed | | | | You've done it.You're now armed with a repair |
| on a disk.When a disk is low level formatted, it will | | | | tool should your XP computer fail to boot.All |
| be divided tracks and sectors | | | | Windows 98, 2000, and Me users also have the |
| When making a boot disk make a mental note of | | | | resources to create a book disk. |