Win XP possible corrupt File System

Browntoa

looking at a friends PC which gets

0x000000ED: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

on boot up , regardless of which option I choose to boot up in....last good , safe, safe with Networking etc

I can boot with knoppix and see the hardisk and that passes diagnostics so i think it is the above.....

any way back apart from a re-install of OS (no Dell Restore disks !!)

Rex_Mundi

Have you seen THIS article?

Browntoa

afraid so, thas where i got the idea it was file system

had the thing open and reseated all the cables and cards etc

GaryS

Did you try the following as per the info in the link:

If this is the case, restart the computer to the Recovery Console, and then use the chkdsk /r command to repair the volume. After you repair the volume, check your hardware to isolate the cause of the file system damage.

To do this, use the following steps: 1. Start your computer with the Windows startup disks, or with the Windows CD-ROM if your computer can start from the CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R to select the repair option.
3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the Windows installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
4. Type the administrator password when you are prompted to do so.

NOTE: If no administrator password exists, press ENTER.
5. At the command prompt, on the drive where Windows is installed, type chkdsk /r, and then press ENTER.
6. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to restart your computer.For additional information about how to use the Recovery Console in Windows XP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
314058 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/EN-US/) Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
If this procedure does not work, repeat it and use the fixboot command in step 5 instead of the chkdsk /r command.

Browntoa

as per my first post....no restore disks, they have lost them

intel

Browntoa wrote:

as per my first post....no restore disks, they have lost them

Er hang on the restore point shuold be accessable by hitting F11 on start up
as long as the restore partition hasnt been moved/deleted.

Chippy_Minton

Have a play with the Dell Restore Partition.

Browntoa

yep, tried that one chaps....ctrl f11 does not work altough there seems to be a small 6meg partition on there but I've got the feeling thats the diagnosics section i can boot into (it passes all the diagnostics there)

it's a NTFS XP systems so got the feeling it's dead

GaryS

Have you got a Win XP cd ?
A friend at work had the 0x000000ED: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error and recovered ok.

He booted the machine from the Win XP cd and used the "Recover" option to run the CHKDSK /R command.

Also as it is a DELL, look at this - http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?c=us&cs=04&DN=1068977&l=en&s=bsd

Browntoa

I have'nt got a Win Xp CD either

My HP PC cames with a ghost partition and I have to make the recovery disks (already done by the way !) but these are no use on a Dell (tried it as a last resort)

ukbill69

if you need a dell windows xp disk then look on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk, they go dead cheap.

The only way your going to restore windows is loading windows up, new install in a different folder, your would be c:/windows

Install windows as: C:/winxp

or anything you like, but your gonna need that disk. Once you have installed a new windows then you will be able to access your files by going to the c:/windows folder. Id suggest going out and buying a new hard drive, they are about £20 or less and you could store you files, docs etc on second hard drive and the OS and program files on the other.

Ive got 3 hdd's in my pc, complete protection from anything.

Sounds like your config has buggered up.