Note: This tip intends to help you recover a corrupted Windows XP and does not tell you how to repair your Windows XP installation. There is difference in in "recovering" and "repairing" when we are dealing with Windows OS.

Most of you would have seen the Blue screen Windows Error which comes up whenever something unexpected happens but probably most of you did not know that it is called the Blue Screen of Death. It usually comes around after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down to prevent damage.

Blue screens can be caused by poorly written device drivers, faulty memory, a corrupt registry, an incompatible Dynamic-link library (DLL), or the computer overheating.

After encountering such a Blue screen error, most non-tech savvy computer users give up and assume that a serious issue has corrupted Windows and thus it needs a reinstall. However that is not the case mostly and Windows can be recovered into its original state by performing a little tweak called the Disk Checkup.

Requirements

Windows XP installation CD

Whenever you experience such a Blue screen error and after many tries you see that Windows is not starting up you can perform a disk checkup following the steps below:

Restart your computer
Boot from your Windows XP installation CD
Press R to open the Windows XP Recovery Console

Type CHKDSK /R and press enter (wait patiently till the whole recover/repair process is completed)

Type BOOTCFG to fix any problems in your boot.ini file
Restart your computer again and press/hold the F8 key
Select "Last Known Good Configuration" and press enter
After this your Windows should work fine and properly.

Note: This tip intends to help you recover a corrupted Windows XP and does not tell you how to repair your Windows XP installation. There is difference in in "recovering" and "repairing" when we are dealing with Windows OS.
Note: This tip intends to help you recover a corrupted Windows XP and does not tell you how to repair your Windows XP installation. There is difference in in "recovering" and "repairing" when we are dealing with Windows OS.

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