UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

[Guest]

When I attempt to boot up my computer, I am hit with a BSOD telling me I have
an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.

I have extensively researeched this error, and have found that none of the
possible solutions will work.

I have replaced the standard 40wire cable with an 80 wire, but to no avail.

I can boot from a XP boot disk, but when I press R and try to access the
recovery console, it gets stuck at the "Examining startup environment" stage.

Any help?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you tried a 'Repair' install of XP?

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[Guest]

I have tried that, but when it begins its loading process, it gets stuck at
the "Examining startup environment" stage.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

If you've tried everything you've researched and nothing is working then
there is a possibility that your hard drive is damaged.

 

[Guest]

what would be the cause of this damage? i'd liek to find out to prevent this
from happening again..

If you've tried everything you've researched and nothing is working then
there is a possibility that your hard drive is damaged.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

When I attempt to boot up my computer, I am hit with a BSOD telling me I
have
an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.

I have extensively researeched this error, and have found that none of the
possible solutions will work.

I have replaced the standard 40wire cable with an 80 wire, but to no
avail.

I can boot from a XP boot disk, but when I press R and try to access the
recovery console, it gets stuck at the "Examining startup environment"
stage.

Any help?

 

[Ken Blake]

In

what would be the cause of this damage? i'd liek to find out to
prevent this from happening again..

Hard drives are mechanical devices, and like all mechanical
devices, don't live forever. There usually isn't any "cause," in
the sense of some preventable event that occurred. They all die
sooner or later, and unfortunately sometimes it's sooner, rather
than later.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

If you've tried everything you've researched and nothing is
working
then there is a possibility that your hard drive is damaged.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


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When I attempt to boot up my computer, I am hit with a BSOD
telling me I have
an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.

I have extensively researeched this error, and have found
that
none of the possible solutions will work.

I have replaced the standard 40wire cable with an 80 wire,
but to
no avail.

I can boot from a XP boot disk, but when I press R and try
to
access the recovery console, it gets stuck at the "Examining
startup environment" stage.

Any help?

 

[Richard Urban]

As they said in Forrest Gump: Shit happens! It's a electro/mechanical device
and they do go bad. It's not if, but when!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

what would be the cause of this damage? i'd liek to find out to prevent
this
from happening again..

If you've tried everything you've researched and nothing is working then
there is a possibility that your hard drive is damaged.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


message

When I attempt to boot up my computer, I am hit with a BSOD telling me
I
have
an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.

I have extensively researeched this error, and have found that none of
the
possible solutions will work.

I have replaced the standard 40wire cable with an 80 wire, but to no
avail.

I can boot from a XP boot disk, but when I press R and try to access
the
recovery console, it gets stuck at the "Examining startup environment"
stage.

Any help?

 

[Malke]

In


Hard drives are mechanical devices, and like all mechanical
devices, don't live forever. There usually isn't any "cause," in
the sense of some preventable event that occurred. They all die
sooner or later, and unfortunately sometimes it's sooner, rather
than later.

Perfectly said, Ken. To determine if the OP's drive is faulty, he should
download a diagnostic utility from the drive mftr. Obviously he will
have to do this from a working computer with Internet access. Usually
you will make a bootable floppy. Set the machine to boot from that
drive, boot with the utility and do a thorough test. If the drive
fails, replace it.

Malke

 

[Butch]

Hi

Have you tried a 'Repair' install of XP?

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_20903376.html

 

[lforbes]

I have tried that, but when it begins its loading process, it
gets stuck at
the "Examining startup environment" stage.


&nbsp;> > When I attempt to boot up my computer, I am hit with
a BSOD telling me I
&nbsp;> > have
&nbsp;> > an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.
&nbsp;> >
&nbsp;> > I have extensively researeched this error, and have
found that none of the
&nbsp;> > possible solutions will work.
&nbsp;> >
&nbsp;> > I have replaced the standard 40wire cable with an 80
wire, but to no
&nbsp;> > avail.
&nbsp;> >
&nbsp;> > I can boot from a XP boot disk, but when I press R
and try to access the
&nbsp;> > recovery console, it gets stuck at the "Examining
startup environment"
&nbsp;> > stage.
&nbsp;> >
&nbsp;> > Any help?

Hi,

I have seen this numerous times and the drive is dying or dead.
Depending on whether it is formated FAT or NTFS you can boot with a
DOS Boot Disk (under FAT) and run scandisk to see if the drive is
recoverable. If you can get it up even in the recovery console than
you may be able to get some files off of it.

Also sometimes putting it in a ziplock bag and putting it in the
freezer for 15min will bring it up long enough to get files off of it.


If it is a Fujitsu Drive then the freezer trick will work as it is the
chipset on the drive that is bad and not the heads themselves.
However it won’t bring it up more than once or twice.

Good Luck.

By the way I always have two drives in my machine. One regular and one
smaller. I use NTBackup to schedule regular backups of my docs to the
backup drive.

Cheers,

Lara

 

[SlowJet]

Before putting the drive in the freezer. lol
Try the Recover Console from the CD.
(Enter Admin account password.)
If you still get the hang up try pressing F5 and F12 (as well as F(repair)
and keep re-pressing the keys one at a time quickly every thime the message
at the bottom of the sceen changes until you get to some meaningfull input
screen,

If you get into RC. Do a Fixmbr and a Fixboot.
Then do a chkdsk (no parm for a test run)
If a only a few things are found do a chkdsk /R
If many things are found it may be a bad disk.

SJ

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Perfectly said, Ken. To determine if the OP's drive is faulty, he should
download a diagnostic utility from the drive mftr. Obviously he will
have to do this from a working computer with Internet access. Usually
you will make a bootable floppy. Set the machine to boot from that
drive, boot with the utility and do a thorough test. If the drive
fails, replace it.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

Thanks for adding the bit about testing the drive Malke. I should have
offered that advice myself!

 

[lforbes]

Hi,

Before putting the drive in the freezer. lol Try the Recover Console
from the CD.

He actually said he tried the Recovery Console from the CD and it hung
on the "Examining startup environment".

Putting the drive in the freezer is always the last resort however, I
have done it about 20 times with drives that everyone said the data
was lost on. However I have had a few which just weren’t recoverable.

Cheers,

Lara