Re: Unmountable boot disk

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:08:41 -0000

Hi

Please try the following link to Jim Eshelman's web site - left hand
column(ED):

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm 

-- 
Will Denny
MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Carlos M" <CarlosM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:692777EF-D17C-481C-A534-E122B8552FD3@microsoft.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Compaq presario and it is about 1yr old. The problem I am having 
> is
> that it won't boot. I see the same blue screen with the same message
> "Unmountable Boot Disk" I tired to boot up in safe mode, command mode, and
> even boot up in its "Last Known Good Configuration" all were unsuccessful. 
> I
> then tried to reintall and it doesn't even read my Windows XP CD room (I
> changed the boot sequence to look at the CD-Rom.) Is this a hardware or
> software issue?
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Carlos M

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