AE's Windows Troubleshooting Guide

[Mastertech]

Here is a more indepth guide:

Diagnose XP - A Windows XP Diagnostic Guide

"The following guide will help you troubleshoot the most common causes of system problems.

Diagnosing System problems can be very complicated and time consuming. There are no simple solutions. Windows XP systems should never Lock-up (freeze), display Blue Screen Stop Errors or Randomly Reboot. These are all warning signs something is wrong or misconfigured with your system."

[rvgarcia0528]

Originally Posted by rvgarcia0528

help me with this one...when i boot the computer it opens but i cant reinstall the operating system and even the microsoft office.its prompting me to select the appropriate program...the documents also...what do you think is the best for this?

i installed avg anti virus.the virus corrupted its system

[addict4bingo]

Hi i have the same problem as bonphuong and it is driving me nuts. when you say right click on exe how do you get to this if you are loading from a cd. I am trying to install a legal accounting program and cannot.
any help would be nice, thanks in advance

[nirvaniac]

i just bought a game and my computer meets all of the requirements...but im guessing theres a problem with my windows installer...because i get an error message every time i try installing...any help would be nice

[PC TECH250]

For XP here's a few other links to review.
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
http://www.funwithxp.net/
http://support.microsoft.com/default...304449&sd=tech

[buckaro]

Hey, soz to be grave digging(but hey, it is stickyfied ) but i thought i'd just say you should put something up there about firewalls. As most people know, XP's OS really isn't very good, a good firewall is essential for anyone on the internet or even on a home network IMO.

Anyway, nice little post, if everyone took just those steps it would save us a whole lot of hastle, time, and money!

[demha]

Fine job done double thumbs up for u

[sr71000]

Hey dem. Don't know how you found this post but it's like 6 months old . If AE is interested in keeping it updated I'd suggest getting rid of windows defender as it is now a piece of crap. ms has most deff ruined that one. You could add grisoft antispyware (formerly ewido) if you need a replacement .

[sleepylazy2006]

I agree, it would be nice to update this thread even for new members.

[manoj_jobtune]

reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device