Re: unable to start winXp even in Safe Mode

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:01:56 -0600

Power off, open case.
Look for the hard drive.
There will be a ribbon cable about 3" wide attached to the back of the
drive.
Carefully disconnect and reconnect.
Follow the cable to the other end at the motherboard.
Carefully disconnect and reconnect. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"vangirl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2f0fc01c46cec$482c4900$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> it's a desktop computer..when you say reseat the hard
> drive IDE ribbon  cable, I don't know what that means.
> Can you explain? I have no idea...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >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
> their overlay
> >software which is not needed anyway.
> >
> >-- 
> >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> >http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> >
> >
> >"vangirl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:2eec601c46c91$7dac7b50$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I get the error message on a blue screen:
> >>
> >> Unmountable_boot_volume
> >> If problems continue, disable or remove any newly
> >> installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory
> >> options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use
> >> safe mode to remove or disable components, restart
> >> computer and press F8 and selct sage mode.
> >>
> >> ***Stop:  0x000000ED (0x80e3e960, 0x0000006,
> >> 0x00000000,0x00000000)
> >>
> >> When I try to restart into safe mode, it just comes up
> >> again. I tried the choice 'last known configuration that
> >> worked' (not exact words) it does the same thing.  I
> don't
> >> know how to get windows xp to restart, even in safe
> mode.
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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