Troubleshooting a Hard Drive Using Windows XP

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Tip 1 - Check your hard disk for errors

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Steve Mirowski | permalink

Scan your computer's hard disk to find and repair disk problems.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors ^[1]

Tip 2 - 10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tobyh 7 | permalink

If your computer powers up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have some troubleshooting ahead of you. Here's a look at the likely culprits and what you can do to fix the problem.

For further reading: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-things-you-can-do-when-windows-xp-wont-boot/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Windows XP Boot Issue - Diagnosing A Hard Drive Failure

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jens - Jorgen Pedersen | permalink

My five-year-old HP desktop running Windows XP SP3 wouldn't boot from the hard drive yesterday afternoon. I would see the boot sequence begin, then nothing but a black screen. Fortunately, I had ...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/157352/windows-xp-boot-issue-diagnosing-a-hard-drive-failure ^[3]