Now you uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files (recommended).You will see a warning and click Yes and click OK.Copy files ntldr,ntdetect.com and boot.ini onto disk.Remove disk and label it Windows XP Boot Disk.

After making your boot disk,recheck "Hide protected operating system files and folders (recommended)" in Folder Options dialog box.

To use disk when Windows XP won't boot,place disk in drive,and unto re-booting,the computer, Windows simply bypass basic boot files on hard drive and continue to boot up.

If The PC Won't Boot Pass Windows

FIRST......If your Operating System is Windows Millennium,turn on computer and immediately press and hold down CTRL key.Once startup options appear,release CTRL key. Select Safe Mode and press Enter.You are now in Windows limited version.If you know what caused your computer not to boot,you can now either change or delete that program.

SECOND....Repair your Registry by selecting Start,Run and typing "scanregw /fix" and press enter.This will fix any damage done to Registry. You can also restore your registry which replaces your current registry with an earlier copy that was backed up by your computer.Click on Start,Run and type "scanregw /restore" and press Enter.

To repair your Windows 98 Registry,hold down CTRL key as you start PC and select "Command Prompt Only".Type "scanreg /fix" and press Enter and "scanreg/restore" to restore a previousely saved copy of Registry.

If you have Windows XP,press F8 after rebooting PC should Windows freeze while booting up. You can select "Last Known Good Configuration" after rebooting to allow computer to boot last backed up files.And you can choose "Safe Mode" to remove any files you know caused operating system to hang up.

Linux uses a device file to communicate with a modem. Device files are located in /dev directory. A modem must use one of serial ports (/dev tyS0 - /dev tyS3). First determine which serial port to use for modem. You should use ttyS1 because ttyS0 is usually assigned to a back panel connector.

To configure serial port, use setserial command with information that you recorded above. Using example values above, you would type following into terminal window:

setserial /dev tyS1 uart 16550A port 0xdc00 irq 11

You can verify that modem is working by sending it command to dial. For example type following into terminal window:

echo "atdt5555555" > /dev tyS1

If you hear modem dial, close connection by typing:

echo "atz" > /dev tyS1

If you didn't hear modem dial, make sure you have modem speaker turned on by typing:

echo "atv" > /dev tyS1

Then try dialing again.

To have Linux automatically configure your modem at boot time, add setserial line that you used above to file /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Assuming that you are using GNOME window manager, click on "foot" icon on taskbar to open menu. Select "Programs" and open "File Manager". In File Manager, navigate to directory /etc/rc.d and right-click on file rc.local. Select "Open with..." in popup menu. In "gmc" dialog box, select "gnotepad+" and click on "OK" button. At bottom of file, type setserial command line and then save file.

For complete information about modems related to Linux, visit "Winmodems are not Modems" at:

http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html

Sometimes configuring a modem is not as easy in Linux as it is in Windows, but alternative is to continue to use Windows and beg for Bill Gates permission to upgrade your hardware (XP product activation). ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------