My DELL Inspiron 710m Laptop's hard drive died. So I replaced it and now need to install Windows XP on it--here's the problem: The DVD drive is broken (can't just replace the drive either because the ...

Brand new iMac - getting SAM Multimedia errors (google reports this as a bad optical drive) reading the windows XP CD-ROM at boot time (mac osx install media doesnt work either) all cd's read fine ...

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If something goes horribly wrong with your Windows computer, you may decide to give it a fresh start. Reinstalling the operating system will rectify your problems -- as long as your hardware's OK -- ...

When you're having trouble with your Windows XP computer, often your only solution is to reinstall the entire operating system using a repair install. A repair install restores Windows XP to its ...

Following on from last week's guide to troubleshooting Windows XP problems using the System Configuration facility we will look at what to do if XP refuses to boot after a major crash. XP Home and Pro ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...