User:Camfj/Troubleshooting windows xp

If you come upon an error in Windows XP you can use the following tools to help fix it.

Safe Mode- this is during the boot-up, you can press a key to open a menu the select either safe mode or safe mode with networking. Safe Mode is mostly used for finding driver problems with your computer, the safe mode with networking just lets you access network features. Safe Mode disables most of your settings like your visual settings so it just displays the basic information you need for finding errors with your computer. When you logon to safe mode it is just a black screen with the word safe mode at the bottom and some more information and numbers.

Boot Error Logging- this just logs the booting process so you can see if there is a problem with the booting of your computer. You computer just looks through and checks your computer when it goes through the booting process and tells you if there is an error in the process.

The most common tool is the Last Good Known Configuration- This tool is the easiest because you don’t really need to do anything but hit that button, all it does is it just remembers the last successful time you logged on your computer and boots it from that time. If you are still having problems then you should contact your local administrator or an expert to come fix the problem.