scandisk your windows from outside windows

do you ever bump into situation where you can't log on into windows xp even from safe mode? or getting blue screen? you suspect you have a hard drive error. Here's a simple step do do scandisk and repair. all you need is an XP cd and a working cd-rom/dvd-rom drive.

1. put that disk in your cd-drive and boot your computer from that. make sure to change the boot device order before hand.

2. wait for the whole process until it stopped. at that screen, you are given few options: to install windows or to do repairing

3. choose option 'r' to go into recovery console. in the console, you will be asked to choose which windows installation (if you only have 1 windows installation, input 1 and hit enter. after that, you will be prompted with admin's password. after correctly giving the passowrd, you will be given access to the recovery console.

4. From there, type chkdsk /r and hit enter to start the scandisk and repairing process. wait until it finish and type exit to quit the recovery console and restart your windows.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR YOURSELF

As technologies today are evolving very fast, things we buy today may feel outdated just few weeks after. This usually happened when we buy cellphones, computers, cars and things related to gadget and highFew simple things to consider before you buy a computer system are,

1) Usage

2) Budget

3) Future upgrade

First and foremost is the usage of the computer that you needed. How are you going to use it, will you need a mobile computer or workstation, will you use it for works, entertainment, for somebody else? Or anything that suits your case. This will tremendously help you in buying a netbook, a notebook or a desktop PC. Will you buy a second hand or a brand new? Branded or clone? All of these depends on your needs and usage.

The second factor that will cross your mind is the budget. Unless money is not a problem, this one will surely affect the choice you re gonna make the most. You have to adjust your choices until it’s enough to meet your budget.

The third consideration is future upgrades. Most of us today must be thinking of future upgrades once we buy a new computer system, especially for desktop or tower PC as they are wide options of doing so. Examples are the memory, hard drive, CPU and even the motherboard. Upgrades are also available for notebook computers, though not as great as desktop. You will also be thinking whether to buy from an OEM or a clone machine. With these in minds, go and do some research before you do your buying. less regrets in the future.