Troubleshooting Startup

Computers are often frustrating beasts, but few things in computerdom are as maddening as a computer that won’t compute, or an operating system that won’t operate. After all, if your PC won’t even start Windows, then Windows can’t start any programs, which means you can’t get any work done.

What you’ve got on your hands is a rather expensive boat anchor, not to mention a hair-pullingly, teeth-gnashingly frustrating problem that you have to fix now. To help save some wear and tear on your hair and teeth, this chapter outlines a few common startup difficulties and their solutions.

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