A lot of computer users are generally facing the booting problems in Windows XP. It is mainly caused by corrupted Windows XP operating system. In this case, computer hardware appears to power up okay but the Windows XP operating system would not boot properly. There are some basic Windows xp troubleshooting steps in order to get rid of booting problems in Windows. We are providing the following troubleshooting steps in case Windows XP would not boot:–

A. Use a Windows Startup Disk:–

We need to create a Windows startup disk for this method. We can create a Windows startup disk by the following steps:–

1. Double click on the “My Computer” icon on your Desktop.

3. Click on the word File, which is contained in your top tool bar area.

6. Then click the “Start” button to begin creating your Startup Disk.

7. Windows will display a warning that Formatting erase all data or your disk. 8. Windows will then display a progress indicator bar denoting the status of your System Disk.

9. When the status bar reaches 100% your System Startup Disk will be complete.

10. Close the format complete window by clicking on OK at the bottom of the screen.

11. Click on the “Close” button to close the Format 3½ Floppy (A:) window.

You should insert Windows startup disk into the floppy drive on the afflicted system and press [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] to reboot the computer. When you boot from the Windows startup disk, the computer will bypass the active partition and boot files on the hard disk and attempt to start Windows XP normally.

C. Use System Restore:–

System Restore is a kind of system recovery tool to return your computer to a previous state when computer was functioning properly. System Restore takes “snapshots” of critical system files and some program files and registry settings and stores all these information as restore points. System Restore allows the rolling back of system files, registry keys and installed programs etc. to a previous state in case of failure or malfunctioning of computer.

Recovery Console can be accessed from the original Windows installation CD. It is particularly useful for repairing or replacing important operating system files. E. Fix Corrupt Boot.INI:–

We can fix corrupted Boot.ini using “bootcfg /rboot” command. If ‘bootcfg’ asks for ‘OS Load Options’, enter ‘/fastdetect’. Windows needs to check your hardware and then it will rebuild the corrupt boot.ini file according to the hardware data collected.

It can be frustrating and irritating, and even make you wonder about how reliable your system is when you get a runtime error when loading Windows on your computer screen. A bad software installation or an improper software removal for example might cause non-functioning links in your registry system, thus windows can’t control that particular program or a portion of it, the outcome of which can sometimes be a runtime error when loading Windows and many other problems such as blue screens, freeze ups, slow performance and more.