Category Archives: Microsoft

SYMPTOMSWhen booting up to Win XP you may get a error that reads “Unmountable Boot Volume”.

If you are the only person using the computer and what to have it automatically log you on.

By default, WindowsXP uses a large amount of hard drive space for storing system restore points.

If you get an error regarding a missing or corrupt hal.dll file, it might simply be the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive that is misconfigured

To change visual effects such as fade menus, mouse shadow, visual styles on buttons, drop shadows for icons, slide open boxes and buttons etc.:

By default, WindowsXP does not display all the programs you can add or remove. To show this list:

The boot.ini file is a simple text file that is on the root of the boot drive.You can edit this with any plain text editor like Notepad (may need to unhide the file first).