"Unmountable_boot_volume"

flashforce · 03-08-2006, 09:48 PM

First off, there's nothing about this problem on the internet. I need someone with brains who knows how stupid WinXP is.

1. All info talks about using your Winxp CD to get rid of this prob. Well I was stupid enough to buy a PC without such a CD. So I'm stuck.

2. I found a page which says that in this case, I should download the Winxp boot disk on floppy disks and try it this way. I did so but I don't even get to using the floppy disks.

3. I start my PC, then hit "del" or "esc" and I arrive at a page where I can choose between various modes: safe mode, safe mode with dos prompt, etc...

4. When I choose any of these, the page "Unmountable_boot_volume" appears again.

5. I hope this doesn't mean I have to throw away my PC and loose all my data. I refuse to make Bill Gates a billionnaire when he sells me crap. I want my money back.

Is there anyone out there who can help me fight this problem? Thx.

Sacrinyellow5 · 03-08-2006, 10:34 PM

You'll have to go into you Bios and change around the order that the drives boot. It sounds like a different drive is booting up first. I had this problem a while back as well...

OvenMaster · 03-08-2006, 11:48 PM

You're not the only one stupid enough to buy a PC without a full XP disc. My emachines junkbox only has restore discs with Norton Ghost images on it, so when I eventually will need to reinstall everything, I'll have to revert my hardware back to what it was when the discs were made! What a PITA! I really should break down and get an OEM XP SP1 disc before it's too late; I cant use SP2 due to software issues.
Tom

Clutch · 03-09-2006, 12:21 AM

Ah, I had that problem one time with my parents computer.

What you need to do is make that hard drive a slave, and put it in your computer, then proceed to run Scandisk and let it fix the errors.

It should work after that.

03-08-2006, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
flashforce New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	"Unmountable_boot_volume" - WinXP terror First off, there's nothing about this problem on the internet. I need someone with brains who knows how stupid WinXP is. 1. All info talks about using your Winxp CD to get rid of this prob. Well I was stupid enough to buy a PC without such a CD. So I'm stuck. 2. I found a page which says that in this case, I should download the Winxp boot disk on floppy disks and try it this way. I did so but I don't even get to using the floppy disks. 3. I start my PC, then hit "del" or "esc" and I arrive at a page where I can choose between various modes: safe mode, safe mode with dos prompt, etc... 4. When I choose any of these, the page "Unmountable_boot_volume" appears again. 5. I hope this doesn't mean I have to throw away my PC and loose all my data. I refuse to make Bill Gates a billionnaire when he sells me crap. I want my money back. Is there anyone out there who can help me fight this problem? Thx.

03-08-2006, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	You'll have to go into you Bios and change around the order that the drives boot. It sounds like a different drive is booting up first. I had this problem a while back as well... __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

03-08-2006, 11:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,019	You're not the only one stupid enough to buy a PC without a full XP disc. My emachines junkbox only has restore discs with Norton Ghost images on it, so when I eventually will need to reinstall everything, I'll have to revert my hardware back to what it was when the discs were made! What a PITA! I really should break down and get an OEM XP SP1 disc before it's too late; I cant use SP2 due to software issues. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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03-09-2006, 12:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Clutch banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 19 Posts: 572	Ah, I had that problem one time with my parents computer. What you need to do is make that hard drive a slave, and put it in your computer, then proceed to run Scandisk and let it fix the errors. It should work after that.