Common Errors

This page contains an index of the explanation and resolution of common Windows XP and hardware errors.  If you have an error that you would like to submit, please e-mail me.

As you will probably notice, these links are to my old site for now until I get them onto this new site.

• hal.dll is missing or corrupt
• Computer Restarts Randomly
• Troubleshooting STOP Errors (BSODs)
• How to fix a corrupt Boot.ini file
• NTLDR is missing and/or ntdetect.com error
• RTHDCPL.EXE Illegal DLL Relocation Error
• HelpSVC.EXE uses 100% of the CPU cycle
• ntoskrnl.exe is Missing or Corrupt
• svchost.exe uses 100% of the CPU cycle
• Windows XP freezes during Installation
• Troubleshooting PCI Cards
• Windows Media Player cannot play the file
• Computer Randomly Freezes
• Right-click file, folder, and/or desktop takes a long time or crashes Explorer.exe (Context Menu Shell Extension problem)
• Task Manager, regedit, and CMD disabled
• Task Manager disabled
• Internet Explorer 7 crashes, Basic IE7 Troubleshooting