Comments on: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME in Windows XP http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris E http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-126 Chris E Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:57:02 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-126 Dude, man, I was panicking....thank you, thank you for posting this fix....AWESOME! Dude, man, I was panicking….thank you, thank you for posting this fix….AWESOME!

]]> By: DJ http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-18 DJ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:36:06 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-18 No problem! After being told twice by Dell that your way won't work, that I need a new hard drive for like $280+, I bought a used CD ROM from eBay for $3.50 and followed your directions. Everything works again. All my stuff is safe. Thank you SO much!! <3 No problem! After being told twice by Dell that your way won’t work, that I need a new hard drive for like $280+, I bought a used CD ROM from eBay for $3.50 and followed your directions. Everything works again. All my stuff is safe. Thank you SO much!! <3

]]> By: admin http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-17 admin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:36:18 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-17 I apologize for the latent response, I have been away from my blog notifications for a few weeks. If you haven't resolved your CD ROM drive issue by now - most cheap ones will plug and play in place of your broken one. If you are unfamiliar with installing hardware, I recommend consulting with a local computer repair company. REMEMBER to explain that you need to fix the unmountable_boot_volume issue (experienced shops will be able to fix this without wiping your hard drive) and make sure to tell them not to wipe your hard drive. I apologize for the latent response, I have been away from my blog notifications for a few weeks. If you haven’t resolved your CD ROM drive issue by now – most cheap ones will plug and play in place of your broken one. If you are unfamiliar with installing hardware, I recommend consulting with a local computer repair company. REMEMBER to explain that you need to fix the unmountable_boot_volume issue (experienced shops will be able to fix this without wiping your hard drive) and make sure to tell them not to wipe your hard drive.

]]> By: DJ http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-16 DJ Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:39:38 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-16 Please don't forget me. :( My art portfolio is on that thing, but Dell Support keeps sending me in circles. Please don’t forget me. :( My art portfolio is on that thing, but Dell Support keeps sending me in circles.

]]> By: DJ http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-15 DJ Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:42:36 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-15 Wow, thanks for getting back to me so fast. <3 Where might I find the option to boot to USB? I'm not seeing it.. Also, do you mean that the next step is to buy an internal CD ROM drive? Would most cheap ones work readily despite the BSoD, without having to be installed? Wow, thanks for getting back to me so fast. <3
Where might I find the option to boot to USB? I'm not seeing it..
Also, do you mean that the next step is to buy an internal CD ROM drive? Would most cheap ones work readily despite the BSoD, without having to be installed?

]]> By: admin http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-14 admin Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:49:23 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-14 The problem that is that you have to boot to the recovery console on the windows installation disk. If you have an external CD ROM drive that runs on USB, you can try booting to USB (if your computer supports it) with the disk in the drive and the drive plugged in (I have never done this before, but it is worth a try.) Otherwise, purchase a working CD ROM drive or have one installed. Please comment here to keep me informed on how you fixed the problem. The problem that is that you have to boot to the recovery console on the windows installation disk. If you have an external CD ROM drive that runs on USB, you can try booting to USB (if your computer supports it) with the disk in the drive and the drive plugged in (I have never done this before, but it is worth a try.) Otherwise, purchase a working CD ROM drive or have one installed. Please comment here to keep me informed on how you fixed the problem.

]]> By: DJ http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-13 DJ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:30:19 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-13 What if I'm having this error, but I don't have a working disk drive or CD drive? I have an external CD drive but I can't get the computer to recognize it instead of the broken one. What if I’m having this error, but I don’t have a working disk drive or CD drive? I have an external CD drive but I can’t get the computer to recognize it instead of the broken one.

]]> By: VC http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-12 VC Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:47:09 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-12 Thank you. You rock. Thank you. You rock.

]]> By: VC http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-11 VC Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:21:14 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-11 I figured it out. Thanks I figured it out. Thanks

]]> By: VC http://www.ntechcomm.com/2009/07/unmountable_boot_volume-in-windows-xp/#comment-10 VC Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:11:34 +0000 http://www.ntechcomm.com/blog/?p=48#comment-10 Your instructions were great. However, I am on the screen that has the dos type prompt. What appears on the screen is as follows: 1: c:WINDOWS Which Windows installation would you like to log onto (to cancel press ENTER)? At this point, I try to type in the command chkdsk/p but it only allow me to type the letter c and nothing else. Any advise? Thanks. Your instructions were great. However, I am on the screen that has the dos type prompt. What appears on the screen is as follows:
1: c:WINDOWS
Which Windows installation would you like to log onto
(to cancel press ENTER)?

At this point, I try to type in the command chkdsk/p but it only allow me to type the letter c and nothing else. Any advise?
Thanks.

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