What do I do if my BIOS is causing a problem with Windows? Intended For Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Many problems with newer and older computers alike are caused by a buggy or incompatible BIOS in your system - this is especially a common cause of problems when attempting to install a new version of Windows on an older machine. Luckily, you should be able to get a free, downloadable BIOS update from the website of the manufacturer of your motherboard. See Intel's Bios Update Search for a possible solution. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows ME] can't enter bios (jameschprice: Wednesday, October 24, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'What do I do if my BIOS is causing a problem with Windows?' (jancsi: Tuesday, March 5, 2002) [Windows 2000] Question about 'What do I do if my BIOS is causing a problem with Windows?' (Pardes Babu: Tuesday, March 5, 2002) [Windows XP] How can I update my BIOS? (Tom: Wednesday, July 10, 2002) [Windows Me] it just wont start up (simon: Monday, January 27, 2003) [Windows XP] Question about 'What do I do if my BIOS is causing a problem with Windows?' (cruicent: Wednesday, June 4, 2003) [Windows Me] I Can't get to the BIOS. (Vishnath: Thursday, August 7, 2003) [Windows 2000] I upgraded my BIOS and now windows 2000 keeps messing up the settings... (Marcel: Sunday, September 21, 2003) [Windows Me] What do if I can't boot or get to my ME BIOS? (John N. Wilson: Sunday, May 23, 2004) [Windows XP] getting rid of faulty OS choices at startup (wil: Tuesday, October 19, 2004) [Windows Me] BIOS settings bad? (DM2: Saturday, April 8, 2006) Return to "Troubleshooting"