10 Things You can do when Windows XP won't boot

1. Use a Windows startup disk
2. Use Last Known Good Configuration
3. Use System Restore
4. Use Recovery Console
5. Fix a corrupt Boot.ini
6. Fix a corrupt partition boot sector
7. Fix a corrupt master boot record
8. Disable automatic restart
9. Restore from a backup
10. Perform an in-place upgrade

For more details about the 'things' above, you can read it at TechRepublic.

 

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