EDIT: It did - changing that setting back to "AHCI" resulted in a, "This operating system failed to start", message when I tried to boot XP. Changing the BIOS back to the "IDE" setting didn't fix ...

Windows XP has a setting enabled by default that allows you to keep working on your computer when a critical stop error would otherwise cause it to quit operating.

Microsoft's looming discontinuation of support for Windows XP has some worried. So here are common issues XP users experience - and how to fix them.

It is possible to fix the disk boot failure error by restoring the boot sector in the case of corrupt system files. If the disk is damaged, partitioning the disk and reinstalling the operating system ...

Windows can get stuck in a boot loop for various reasons. A faulty operating system installation or driver updates are the most common cause, but it can also stem from power outages, storage issues, ...

If your computer begins displaying the message, "DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" or "No system disk," it means that the PC cannot start because it cannot find the operating ...