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Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page:
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Usually Windows XP works quite well, and even though it is more stable than its predecessors, it still can hang and crashes on occasion. Fortunately, Windows XP comes with a number of diagnostic tools that can help. Microsoft has also added one new tool, Remote Assistance, which allows Microsoft technicians to fix your computer over the phone.

Before you call a computer repair tech service and pay big money for help, you should take a look at your computer yourself. Just a little common sense may help you solve some simple hardware and software problems, like loose cables. If you do decide to call technical support, remember to write down the problem and what you were doing when it occurred. And also take note of any error messages.

You should try to be as specific as possible when talking to the tech support or Pc repair person. For example: the OS Windows ME or XP, Whenever I try to start up my PC, I see an error message box, whenever I run this program. Computers tend to crash or hang when their hard disks become too fragmented or full. You should free up space by deleting unnecessary files and emptying the Trash or Recycle Bin. Also run Scandisk and disk defragmenter in system tools. Remember to come back to WinXpFix.com for more Windows tips!

When an application crashes in Windows XP, Windows will displays a box telling you about it. There's not much you can do, just click OK. It's a good idea to restart Windows the program may have damaged files or Windows' internal operations. Remember to come back to WinXpFix.com for more Windows tips!

If a Windows program hangs, you can force Windows to stop the hung program. Just press CTRL-ALT-DEL to open the Windows Task Manager dialog box.

Look on the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager, a hung program will usually has the notation "Not responding" in the Status column. All healthy programs are designated as "Running." Now select the name of the hung Windows program and then click End Task. The program should then exits.

If all else fails, press CTRL-ALT-DEL to display the Windows Task Manager and then choose Shut Down > Restart on the menu bar: Windows XP should restart. Windows may runs ChkDsk so that all disk errors can be repaired, this is normal for Windows. Remember to come back to WinXpFix.com for more Windows tips!

There are 3 parts:

Part 1 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page - This Page!

Part 2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page, The Windows XP Setup Wizard

Part 2 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page, The Boot Floppy Disk

Part 3 - How To - Troubleshoot a Windows XP Computer Tips Page, Startup Modes

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Part 1

Using System Restore
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Using System Restore - Returning Your System to a Predefined State with System Restore
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Most trouble starts right after you install a new program, upgrade a program to a newer version, or upgrade Windows to a new version. If a new program interfere with the operation of other programs or when Windows' operation and performance degrades over time. You may wish that you could return it to the way it ran a few weeks or months ago.

Windows XP contains a utility called System Restore, it was introduced in Windows Me. Windows System Restore watches your system work, when program are installed, changed, or deleted.

It keeps a log of changes how many changes you make to your system. You can also have it take a "snapshot" a (restore point) of the state of your system and save it. You might want to take a snapshot right after you have installed Windows for the first time, along with the applications you use. So if you decide that an installation or some other fault has damaged your system's stability, you can have System Restore return your system to the way it was when you took the restore point snapshot. WinXpFix.com

When have Windows System Restore create a restore point, it makes copies of the critical files that define how the system works and what applications it is registered to use in the Registry, Windows program files, and all other program files. It then stores these copies, which are used at a later time to restore the system to that state, in another location on your computer's hard drive.

Note: Not all files are copied, only program files. Your documents aren't stored Windows System Restore does not take the place of regular backups your files you create and edit. System Restore restores programs, not documents you created. It doesn't restore Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, text files, Web pages, or files in the My Documents folder.

Tip: Be sure to make regular backups of your files. To protect yourself against from major damage. If you use Windows XP Pro, you should consider making a Automated System Recovery floppy disk, which can help in restoring your hard disk if Windows is too damaged to run System Restore. Remember to come back to WinXpFix.com for more How to tips!

 

System Restore creates a number of restore points automatically:
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Initial system checkpoint Created the first time you start your computer after installing Windows XP.
System checkpoints Created every 10 hours that Windows is running or every 24 hours (or as soon thereafter as you run Windows again).

Program installation checkpoints Created when you install a new program, it records the state of the system just before the installation.

Windows automatic update restore points Created when you install an update to Windows, it records the state of the system just before the installation. Remember to come back to WinXpFix.com for more How to tips!

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