When I startup my computer, I get a boot failure,system halted1 person needs an answerI do too

This means that you have hardware failure, probably the hard drive. You can do the troubleshooting yourself or take the computer to a reputable local professional. Don't use a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place. http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_TshootMS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!