Unmountable_boot_volume

[tbearfun]

Hi Tech's

I have an xp issue, when I boot up xp I goto the blue screen of death. The error message is unmountable_boot_volume Stop 0x000000xED (80EF6AFE,0xC0000032, 0x000000, 0x000000)

My computer is a IBM think pad which came with a recovery CD which will only reformat the harddrive. I don't have the option of repairing my operating system, which come with a xp cd program..

I really need to file my files in my C: (NTFS)drive and in my D: (Fat) Partition..

Any suggestions will be welcome dearly

Thanks

TBEARFUN

 

[bcastner]

Usuall a chkdsk /r in Recovery Console can resolve things:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315403

If you have a floppy, you can run Recovery Console from the XP setup diskette set:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/

Failing all of the above, you could purchase in inexpensive adapter at your computer shop to allow a laptop hard drive to be mounted on a standard desktop IDE connector. Do so as a slave drive, and then run chkdsk /r on the volume.

Failing that option, create a PE bootable CD and try to repair the volume and/or to copy of its contents:
I use this variant of the Preinstallation Environment based on the work of Bart's PE:

http://www.ubcd4win.com/

 

[linney]

Have a read of these.

Damaged File System
If the second parameter (0xbbbbbbbb) of the Stop error is 0xC0000032, then the file system is damaged.

297185 - "STOP 0x000000ED UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" Error Message When You Restart Your Computer or Upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297185&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

315403 - Stop 0x000000ED Error Message When Volume on IDE Drive with Caching Enabled Is Mounted

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315403&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Unmountable_Boot_Volume in WIN XP Pro
thread779-436409

 

[tbearfun]

Thank you for all your help
The program pe bootable cd did the trick to me.


Take care

 

[bcastner]

Good job. Everyone should have a bootable PE CD for repair, particularly with laptops.

See also the thoughts in this thread: thread779-1013670

Best regards,
Bill Castner