startup

An audible Zen

You have just installed a new motherboard, plugged in all of the cables, and connected the power. However, when you start the computer you hear a series of beeps and the screen remains blank. Which of these would be the most likely cause of this issue?

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How can you recover?

You have just installed a new application on your Windows XP computer and you’ve rebooted to complete the setup process. Unfortunately, your system boots normally but hangs immediately after login at a completely black screen. Which tool would provide the easiest way to return your computer to its previous configuration?

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My ini is on the outies

During the process of adding a second operating system to a computer, you managed to corrupt the Windows XP boot.ini file. Now the computer won’t boot, so you can’t get back into the operating system to correct the file. What program can be run from the Recovery Console to automatically rebuild the boot.ini file?

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