Making a Hackintosh out of an EEE PC, but failing on the first step (booting from an external USB drive). What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by dougunderscorenelso on Jun 3, 2009 - 8 answers

Is my Macbook's HD broken? Unable to boot, more details inside. [more inside]
posted by djgh on Jan 31, 2009 - 11 answers

What do I need to do to go from a triple-boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP system to only an XP system without destroying XP? [more inside]
posted by Bondrake on Mar 4, 2008 - 4 answers

Help! I can't boot Windows XP and need help with the Recovery Console [more inside]
posted by riz1 on Sep 3, 2006 - 6 answers

How do I recover Windows XP Pro boot record (MBR)? Scenario: Partitioned HD for Linux, Rebooted in XP ok, Reboot, install Linux and grub, reboot no Grub or XP. Ran XP Disc - Recovery Console (see extended explaination) [more inside]
posted by bloodniece on Jun 1, 2006 - 22 answers

Computer Won't Boot -- needless to say [MI]: [more inside]
posted by Heminator on May 23, 2006 - 3 answers

Does booting a computer often lower its life expectancy? [more inside]
posted by visual mechanic on Apr 11, 2006 - 15 answers

I got virused (a wininit.exe problem) on my computer about ten days ago, and after I thought I had cleaned it, it seems to have zapped me with a sleeper program and now I can't boot to windows, even in Safe Mode. Help! [more inside]
posted by zaelic on Nov 10, 2005 - 23 answers

My roommate's Sony Vaio PCG-F590 notebook, has had a peculiar problem for a couple of years now. In short, BIOS doesn't recognise the HDD, but only for the purposes of booting. [more inside]
posted by daksya on May 23, 2005 - 2 answers