Windows Xp Problem: Unmountable Boot Volume

I think what he is talking about above is that he is not getting the option for the repair console.

He's not getting the options listed to him like what is posted above.

It's totally bypassing this particular option. It's doing the same thing for me, and I can't quite figure it out.

Yes, sounds like we have the same problem renmar!

On this same topic. I have tried CHKDSK but keep getting redirected to SCANDISK, which I ran and no errors were found. However, at the DOS prompt, when I issue the C: DIR command, no directories are showing and only a few files are displaying, one of them being SCANDISK. How come I can't get to my WINDOWS directory. Is it toasted? This is a bit scary. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Hi nakano

Steps to troubleshoot this kind of problem

1. Boot from the cd
2. On the welcome to the set up Screen press "R"
3. It can show you some options to boot we have to enter that digit which has c:\windows in front of it

example:
1. c:\windows
2. d:\

In this kind of case we have press 1 and hit enter

4. It will prompt you for administrator's password
If you set a password please enter it and hit ENTER after it
OR, If you dont kbnow the password for administrator's account you can try to hit enter without any password (By default it is blank)

5.when you are on c:\windows prompt
type chkdsk /p
It checks the performance and errors on the hard drive
If there are errors after completing the scan it can show you
the volume has one or more errors
OR
the volume appears to have unrecoverable errors

6. If you get "the volume appears to have unrecoverable errors" ther are very less chances that you boot into same operating system back but if you get " the volume has one or more errors" you can try to fix the error

7. To fix the errors type

chkdsk /r

this command will try to fix the errors and when this command completes type

chkdsk /p

again to check if the errors removed and after this type

EXIT

it will reboot your system and try to boot


BEST OF LUCK

I'm having this same problem on my desktop. I have finally gotten to the blue screen where I enter R for repair--but for some reason it is saying that I don't have a hard disc drive~~I have the XP CD in the drive~~can you please tell me what I'm doing wrong????

Me too! My screen shows my D drive as the only option to repair. Its like it cant find my c drive! Please help.

I've generally found that drives with this error have often failed. Try running a seatools for DOS from a boot disk

I only have an "Reinstallation Disk" from Dell.....

Will this do the same thing as the Windows Disk?

I have the same problem but I don't have the CD recovery disc. Would formatting the hard drive be a solution?

If you have no CD recovery disc, then reformatting would not be a solution. That would leave you with a blank hard drive that would be of no use except perhaps a slave drive for file storage.

what do you suggest then?i dont care if i lose my files,because i use this pc only for getting online.the important files are on another pc.thanks for your time...

You could format but as ATNO stated, you will need an install disk, which you would need to purchase.

Do you have a recovery partition? Most computers these days come with one when purchased through an OEM.

sorry for resurrecting a dead thread but i am having this same problem and get all the way to my recovery cd blue screen and on the bottom in white it says "examining 238418 MB Disk 0 at ID 0 on bus 0 on iastor..." but it never goes anywhere i have left it run like this overnight thinking that maybe it takes time but I have had no progress. any thoughts Thanks in advance

hey i hope you already know about the repair console. if you do then use these two commands to repair your disk boot record:

both of them will ask for confirmation. when asked press "y" (without quotes, ofcourse).

after that do a chkdsk command with /f and i think it will do. even then if your disk shows errors then perhaps your NTFS is busted! sorry.

since you have boot problem i think this will do even without the chkdsk command.
enjoy

ciao!