Here are some more information for Boot Disk:

Mistakes in Disk Configuration May Cause Data Loss in Windows XP

At the time of starting the Microsoft Windows XP based computer, there may be several several error messages related to the hardware configuration, missing system files, damaged operating system kernel and corrupted boot sector. In all these, your system does not boot up and thus you can not get into it to access stored data. This behavior of Microsoft Windows XP renders all of your mission critical data inaccessible and results into serious data loss circumstances. In order to retrieve lost data in such cases, Windows Data Recovery solutions are required.

In a practical scenario, while booting your Windows computer, you might come across any of the below error messages:

• Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.
  Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.
  Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information.

• Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Winnt_rootSystem32Ntoskrnl.exe
  Please re-install a copy of the above file.

• Winnt_rootSystem32Hal.dll missing or corrupt:
  Please re-install a copy of the above file.

Furthermore, you might face any of the below situations:

• When you start your Windows computer is Recovery Console, the command prompt appears with no login option.

• While accessing Windows folder, you might come across below error message:
  “Access denied.”

• If you repair Windows installation using Windows XP bootable CD, the installation isn't detected and process does not complete.

At this point, you need to find out the cause of this issue and carry out Windows Recovery by sorting it out.

Root of the issue

This problem might occur if any of the below conditions is true:

• Default value in Boot Loader section of Boot.ini file is invalid or missing.

• Ntoskrnl.exe file is damaged or missing.

• Windows file system is corrupt.

All these problems can be resolved by formatting the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system, but this process will delete all the data from hard drive and cause complete data loss. In such cases, Windows Data Recovery is required to retrieve lost data.

Recovery is best possible using advanced and powerful third party Windows Data Recovery Software. The applications come equipped with a set of efficient algorithms and ensure complete data recovery in most of the data loss situations.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is an easy to use and safe tool that perform quick recovery in all possible data loss situations. It supports recovery from FAT32, VFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file system partitions. The software is designed for Microsoft Windows 7 RC1, Vista, 2003, XP and 2000.

About the Author

Robin Watson is B-Tech student and is doing research on how does a windows data recovery software works to recover files.

Do you need a boot disk when you are only upgrading windows 98 to windows xp?

I might upgrade my windows 98 to windows xp but i don't think that my windows xp disk boots up by itself, I was just wondering if I still need a boot disk if im only upgrading to windows xp
Thanks

Hi There,

You can get accurate information by clicking the link below.

It's the Microsoft official website that explains everything you need to do.

You will no doubt need drivers for your hardware also some hardware may not be compatible with XP.

That's the reason for checking the Microsoft website.

The windows xp disk will be bootable but you will need to set up the bios to boot first from your CD Drive.

For "How to boot from your CD Drive do a search on "Help and Support" for "changing boot sequence" or "booting from CD".

Usually if you press as soon as you press the start button will open up the bios and you can change the boot priority there.

But be carefull and be sure you select the right thing or you can have problems.

That's why I suggest doing the search for accurate info for your machine.

Hope this helps,
Al

Hope this helps,
Al

Go fetch that file
Users of later versions of Windows may have stumbled across something called Prefetch, or, in the case of Vista and 7, Superfetch.

Thanks for visiting!