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Last updated on 22 June 2010

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Shutdown and restart (reboot) problems

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How to use the Bootcfg /Rebuild command in the Recovery Console to recover from "Missing or corrupt HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." startup error messages

What to do if Windows XP won't boot and you don't have an XP installation CD and you don't want to use the Recovery CD provided by the PC's manufacturer

My PC reboots by itself and warnings have appeared asking me to run Chkdsk

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1. - Recover, restore and repair Windows XP when the computer crashes or fails to boot

2. - Recover, restore and repair Windows Vista when a computer crashes or fails to boot

3. - Windows Vista problems: How to fix problems with Windows Vista

4. - Recover restore and repair Windows 7 (Win7) when a computer crashes or fails to boot

5. - How Microsoft's Windows XP Product Activation works

6. - Software and Windows problems and solutions

7. - How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP

8. - Microsoft Knowledge Base articles on Windows XP