Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: jsurfer on July 25, 2008, 10:44:02 AM
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Hi there
I have a problem with my laptop, when I switch it on it would not load XP it just continually reboots its self
. I have just tried the F8 button to stop it continually rebooting and have the following message on a blue screen:
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
the techinical information is:
***STOP: 0x000000ED (0x84F83908,0xC0000006,0x00000000,0x00000000)
Your help would be greatly appreciated :)
Jeff
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For unmountable boot volume, load the recovery console and type chkdsk /p and wait for it to finish and then do it again. Do it until it doesn't find any errors. Then do fixboot and fixmbr. Then you should be good.
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James, Iam not great with computers, how would I do this?
Many Thanks
Jeff
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Take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q297185
Best of luck!
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In short, you'll boot from your XP cd and when it asks, press "r" to go into recovery console. Then it'll ask for your admin password and then give you a prompt. That's where you'll enter the chkdsk /p, fixboot, and fixmbr commands. Also check out the page suggested above. Let us know if you have any more specific questions.