Microsoft Windows XP Professional provides a number of tools that can help you diagnose and resolve hardware and software problems. The subset of tools discussed here is especially useful for troubleshooting many common problems.
For more information about troubleshooting concepts and strategies, see Troubleshooting Concepts and Strategies in this book.
For more information about troubleshooting startup problems, see Troubleshooting Startup in this book.
For more information about enabling, disabling, and managing devices, see Managing Devices in this book.
For more information about troubleshooting disk problems, see Troubleshooting Disks and File Systems and Disk Management in this book.