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What to do when XP or 2000 won't boot
The PC World website has a nice little run through guide of a few things to try if you're ever in the situation of being un-able to get your Windows XP or 2000 operating system to boot up.
[blockquote]If Windows XP or 2000 came with your computer and you don't have a Microsoft Windows CD-ROM, the Recovery Console might be on one of the CDs the vendor bundled with your PC. But it might not. Fortunately, the Recovery Console is hidden in a free, downloadable Microsoft program called Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install. Visit Microsoft's site to download the setup-disk file that works with XP Professional; available too is the XP Home version, which will also work for Windows 2000, Me, and 98.
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[blockquote]If Windows XP or 2000 came with your computer and you don't have a Microsoft Windows CD-ROM, the Recovery Console might be on one of the CDs the vendor bundled with your PC. But it might not. Fortunately, the Recovery Console is hidden in a free, downloadable Microsoft program called Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install. Visit Microsoft's site to download the setup-disk file that works with XP Professional; available too is the XP Home version, which will also work for Windows 2000, Me, and 98.
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[link=http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,112479,00.asp]Check it out[/link]
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You have hit on an important point. So many PCs are shipped these days without an emergency recovery floppy to recover from a disaster. I for one will be making one. Thanks for the insight dude :-)
TG