The operating system boot picture for most users has become so familiar that they don't even pay attention to it. The big shock can be the sudden appearance of an incomprehensible text instead of her on a black or blue background, full of unknown terms, names and numbers, after which the computer refuses to boot further. But this is exactly what the system “crash” looks like, which, unfortunately, can happen from time to time.
Why is this happening, how dangerous is it, and is it possible to restore windows XP?
There are several reasons for the system crash, from a power surge that confused the processor to malicious activity of computer viruses. Sometimes the cause can be identified by remembering your previous actions at the computer. If you installed new programs (unknown or even known to you), and even more so - new devices, then, most likely, this has violated the operability of the operating system.
A system crash is usually not a big danger. It does not lead to the destruction of data on the disk (of course, if the system crash itself was not the result of the destruction of data on the disk), but only does not make it possible to access them. All remaining files on the disk - documents, photos, movies, etc. - can be easily extracted if the disk is connected to another working computer. After that, the simplest and most reliable, albeit a long way, is simply to reinstall the operating system and all the necessary programs.
Unfortunately, often the user does not want to resort to this method, because it can take a long time. Well, in this case, it makes sense to try to restore the system using the tools offered by Microsoft.
The easiest way is to try to boot into Safe Mode. To do this, during boot, after completing the self-test of the computer, press F8 and select "Safe Mode" in the menu that appears. If this succeeded, then you just need to undo the last actions that led to the system crash - remove the installed hardware and programs, start the antivirus - and in a few minutes the system may be operational again. As a last resort, safe mode will allow you to copy the files you need without resorting to outside help, after which the system can be safely reinstalled.
If the situation is more complicated and the menu does not load, try to restore the system using the installation disc. To do this, you need to boot from the Windows disk (first enable booting from the CD in the BIOS), and the installer will offer the option to start recovery. The process is similar to reinstalling the operating system, but all installed programs and, of course, the data for them will remain intact.
The boot disk also gives you another option - to use the recovery console. True, its use already requires some knowledge, but the fixboot command in some cases turns out to be salutary, restoring the boot sector of the disk. Try fixmbr and chkdsk as well - "repairing" the filesystem and checking the disk for errors can also have a "cure" effect on the system.
If all else fails, there is a direct road to computer experts, or to reinstall the system on your own.
