unmountable boot volume

[strife56x]

i have sony vaio laptop and since i cant access my restore feature i am stuck with the blue screen and i have no clue how to get to dos prompt with this particular computer. does anyone know of how to do this and also the commands to repair the boot.ini's thanks much
`Decen Strife

 

[strife56x]

oh yeah and also i am running win xp

 

[rvnguy]

strife56x,

do you have a XP Install CD?

If so...insert it and boot and immediately press "F8" repeatedly until you get a DOS screen allowing boot device selection...select the cd/dvd drive and when prompted select the recovery console


The link will describe how to use the recovery console to edit boot.ini as you requested

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_bjid.asp

if this fails
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

If you do not have the XP Install CD you should have a recovery CD from the Laptop mfg try that.

rvnguy


"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[wolluf]

Have you an XP install CD (so you can get into recovery console). If not, if PC has floppy drive, then can get 6 floppy boot disks (to get into recovery console) from here

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994.

You haven't said what blue screen says or given any other clues - runing chkdsk /p from recovery console would be good (boot.ini entries don't cause blue screens).

also something like bartpe CD (google to find) might be helpfuil (but you need XP install CD to create one)

 

[strife56x]

thanks for the response. i in fact do not have a boot disc. and the blue screen says unmountable_boot_volume then has the sector in which the error occured listed. thanks again for the help.

 

[wolluf]

strife56x

did you sort this?

running fixboot & fixmbr from recovery console would be worth trying if not.

 

[stduc]

If I can add my two penny worth. I've had this problem with a Toshiba laptop that had a bad battery. It had been trying to shut itself down due to lack of power when the battery failed totally. When mains power was applied and a re-boot attempted - it got a BSOD with the 'unmountable boot volume' error.

I fixed the problem by using SpinRite (from

http://www.grc.com)

that found and fixed a corrupted sector on the HD.

 

[strife56x]

hey wolluf i have considered that but i am not sure how to do it. what do i need? thanks

 

[wolluf]

you need to download the 6 floppy set I linked. Boot from that and then choose the repair option (type R) to get into recovery console. You'll probably need your administrator password. Once at the command prompt, just run the 2 commands, fixmbr and fixboot

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654

 

[strife56x]

thanks i will do it when i get home, but can i do it on cd cause i dont have a floppy

 

[wolluf]

wasn't sure from earlier posts if you have XP install Cd or not - if you have you can boot from that to get into recovery console. If not, I don't know how to convert 6 boot floppies into one CD - could you temporarily connect a floppy drive from elsewhere?

 

[umountablevol]

OK I NEED ALOT OF HELP SO PLZ LISTEN UP.
I have a gateway.
I bought it back in 2001...don't know the model
I have XP-PRO...but i don't have the "INSTALL DISC"
Every time i load up my computer i get the "UMNOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME" error.
BUT by searching the internet i found out how to make a "BOOT DISC SET" so now i can access the recovery console
I try the "chkdsk /p" but i get this autochk.exe thing.

So can someone plz tell me what to do with the autochk.exe thinger and tell me how toget my computer running withouta total system reload. PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP ME

 

[garebo]

Best to start your own thread and not use caps as the start. As is, you are likely to be ignored.



Good advice + great people = tek-tips

 

[traycee]

Hi,
I just worked on a computer with that exact problem. I felt that the boot.ini file was damaged. Anyway, I did the repair, which worked to get the computer up one time and on a restart it failed again. I formatted the computer down, reinstalled the OS as well as the other software and the computer works like a charm again.

 

[strife56x]

hey i was just looking at the site im a little confused to i need the xp disc?>