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  2. Black screen of death - Wikipedia

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    Rarely an experienced user would reinstall Windows. In the case of the former, the boot loader will most likely inform the user the name of the missing file, allowing for the user to supply and/or reinstall the missing files to resolve the boot problem. In the case of the latter, however, the computer will not be able to boot, even into safe mode.

  3. Booting - Wikipedia

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    This software contains rudimentary functionality to search for devices eligible to participate in booting, and load a small program from a special section (most commonly the boot sector) of the most promising device, typically starting at a fixed entry point such as the start of the sector. Boot loaders may face peculiar constraints, especially ...

  4. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Typical POST screen (AMI BIOS) Typical UEFI-compliant BIOS POST screen (Phoenix Technologies BIOS) Summary screen after POST and before booting an operating system (AMI BIOS) A power-on self-test ( POST ) is a process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is powered on.

  5. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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    When a user is logging on to Windows, the startup sound is played, the shell (usually EXPLORER.EXE) is loaded from the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, and startup items are loaded. In all versions of Windows 9x except ME, it is also possible to load Windows by booting to a DOS prompt and typing "win".

  6. Kernel panic - Wikipedia

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    After restarting, it shows a message for a few seconds informing the user that a problem caused the computer to restart, before continuing to boot. The message now includes a Chinese translation. If five new kernel panics occur within three minutes of the first one, the Mac will display a prohibitory sign for thirty seconds, and then shut down ...

  7. Bootsplash - Wikipedia

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    The Boot Screen of Windows Vista. In Windows Vista, the default boot screen is represented by a green indeterminate progress indicator.The boot screen can be changed so that it displays a static image of an aurora with the text, "Starting Windows Vista" by enabling the "No GUI boot" option within the Windows System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe). [1]

  8. My tech startup failed due to 3 mistaken assumptions ... - AOL

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    Among the many lessons from my failed startup, I have focused on three in particular that have made me successful in my subsequent roles: Do more with less. We built a functioning AI video ...

  9. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    The Mac OS X startup screen from versions 10.2 to 10.9, displaying a dark-gray Apple logo on a lighter gray-white background as well as a loading throbber. In 2002, with the release of version 10.2, the Happy Mac symbol was retired and replaced with the Apple logo.