Friends PC wont boot to desktop and keep getting error message.........

unmountable-boot-volume.
Stop: 0x000000 (0x82796818,0x0000032,0x00000000,0x00000000.

I tried to boot in safe mode to try and do a system restore but keeps
throwing up the same message, I tried the other modes prompt etc but to no
avail.

Help appreciated

Create a bootable floppy or cd , hd checking utility, and boot from that to
test the hd.
Seagate has one that works on most drives (seatools) , if you dont know the
make of the drive you have installed.

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> Friends PC wont boot to desktop and keep getting error message.........
>
> unmountable-boot-volume.
> Stop: 0x000000 (0x82796818,0x0000032,0x00000000,0x00000000.
>
> I tried to boot in safe mode to try and do a system restore but keeps
> throwing up the same message, I tried the other modes prompt etc but to no
> avail.
>
> Help appreciated
>
>
>