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NB:I do not accept PRIVATE QUESTIONS I can answer most questions based on the Windows XP environment.Issues connected with troubleshooting,basic to advanced installation, networking, security,hard-drive maintenance i.e. formatting, mapping, data recovery and upgrading.I am ready to assist Windows XP newbies integrate in the XP environment. Again...I prefer to strictly respond to Windows XP questions and NOT any related to gadgets.

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I can answer most questions based on the Windows XP environment.Issues connected with troubleshooting,basic to advanced installation, networking, security,hard-drive maintenance i.e. formatting, mapping, data recovery and upgrading.I am ready to assist Windows XP newbies integrate in the XP environment.

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Windows XP - UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

Expert: Lenny - 11/1/2009

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Hi Lenny

When I rebooted the I had the below error message.
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

I read http://www.ehow.com/how_4937440_fix-unmountablebootvolume-blue-screen-death.html about how to fix it. However, I do not think I have the Windows XP professional disc that a technician used to install it. I may be able to find a Win XP Home disc. Could that be all right to try?

Or would it be safer to get a technician to fix this? I am not savvy with fixing computers and have never installed Windows on a machine.

Do you know what may have caused this problems in the first place?

Your help is appreciated
Regards Richard.

Answer
Hello Richard,

Possibilities of registry corruption might have caused this but not a big deal to sort out. But as you say it might cause a stir to a non-technical person without the right tool. What is required is an XP Operating System disk with an inbuilt Recovery Console repair filing association. Unfortunately most(I would say none)XP Home Editions do not have the Recovery Console inbuilt within them. So the only answer left is to acquire the Pro edition.

You could get it for free from below and afterwards use the second link to download and install and burn the recovery console onto a CD. The burning software is known as MagicIso;

RECOVERY CONSOLE BELOW
http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso

MAGIC-ISO BELOW
http://www.magiciso.com/Setup_MagicISO.exe

Instructions below;
http://www.instantfundas.com/2007/09/install-recovery-console-to-hard-disk.html

Kind Regards,
Lenny.

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