Chapter 20. Crashes and Errors

Introduction

Recipe 20.1.  Using Safe Mode

Recipe 20.2.  Using Last Known Good Configuration

Recipe 20.3.  Using Boot Log to Trace Problems

Recipe 20.4.  Using VGA Mode to Solve Video Problems

Recipe 20.5.  Using Recovery Console

Recipe 20.6.  Repairing AUTOEXEC.NT or CONFIG.NT Errors

Recipe 20.7.  Fixing Cryptographic Services Error

Recipe 20.8.  Fixing NTOSKRNL Errors

Recipe 20.9.  Fixing a HAL Error

Recipe 20.10.  Fixing Corrupted or Missing \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG Errors

Recipe 20.11.  Fixing NTLDR or NTDETECT Not Found Errors

Recipe 20.12.  Configuring Error Reporting

Recipe 20.13.  Troubleshooting Blue Screen Error Messages

Recipe 20.14.  Setting Up and Using Dr. Watson to Troubleshoot Errors