Re: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/15/04


Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:18:27 -0700

Dan;
Power off
Desktop:...Open the case and reseat the hard drive IDE ribbon cable at
both ends.
Laptop:... simply remove and reinsert the hard drive.
If that fails:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403

Otherwise go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer and
download their hard drive diagnostics.

Do you have a hard drive overlay such as Max Blast?
Windows XP sometimes has issues with overlay software.
You may need to perform a Clean Installation without there overlay
software which is not needed anyway.

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"DAn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ff3f01c3f3b7$227d0810$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I have checked the microsoft site to see about how I can
> correct this problem on my tower. I am told that to fix
> this problem I can download a patch, but the problem is
> that I can not start the coputer to get the patch.
> Everything I have tried up to this point has not worked,
> and no matter what configuration I start in (Safe Mode
> etc.) This screen still appears and I am not able to
> start it still. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?


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