win xp boots to blue screen

Glenn · Dec 09, 2009, 17:46:37

Hmm, it looks like the link on that forum is broken

Rik · Dec 09, 2009, 17:49:18

Interesting...

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 10:20:02

Right, Got the error message from the blue screen.

0x000000ED UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

Likes like the file system has been corrupted. trying a repair now.

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 10:39:11

Ouch!

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 11:04:34

attempted a repair. only gave a full restore (dont wanna do that yet as i wanna try save the files)

now when i boot, i dont get the BSOD i get

NTLDR missing
press ctrl + alt + del to restart

kinmel · Dec 16, 2009, 11:09:42

Quote from: psp83 on Dec 16, 2009, 11:04:34
attempted a repair. only gave a full restore (dont wanna do that yet as i wanna try save the files)

now when i boot, i dont get the BSOD i get

NTLDR missing
press ctrl + alt + del to restart

Start by reading NTLDR is Missing

The other option is to start xp from the install disk and go into the recovery console, come back if you need to do that

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 11:35:52

Quote from: kinmel on Dec 16, 2009, 11:09:42
Start by reading NTLDR is Missing

The other option is to start xp from the install disk and go into the recovery console, come back if you need to do that

Read that site, burned the disk. None of the options worked just gave errors.

She lost the original disk for the pc so the one i've only got is the one glenn sent me (hp oem xp pro disk) the pc has xp home on it.

copying ntldr over now.

if this doesnt work, i will try fixing the MBR and if that doesnt work, a full reformat.

cavillas · Dec 16, 2009, 11:53:23

Have you also tried FIXBOOT from the rescue command line. When I have had this problem I use the rescue disk and type in FIXMBR then when that is done type in FIXBOOT. Normally afterthese twocommands the machine oots ok. If there is still problems thenpossibly only a complete re-install will work unless the hard drive is failing.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 11:56:11

Just tried fixboot command, copied the ntldr and ntdetect.com over and now getting the following.

Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows

then comes up with the following

windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll

Everytime i seem to fix one thing another thing gets in the way

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 12:03:49

now rebuilding the boot.ini file.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 12:07:47

Argh, i give up lol.

Boot.ini rebuilt. Restarted the pc and get the following.

windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\minint\system32\config\system

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 12:09:37

I suspect something is badly wrong with the MBR, and as you cure each issue, the next file on the list pops up as an error.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 12:37:24

I'm going to put a linux live cd in and boot from that and try save the files that way before i reformat.

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 12:39:32

That's probably your only option, Paul.

cavillas · Dec 16, 2009, 12:53:15

Windows are fine until they are shut.

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 12:54:50

Except on cold days, Alf, when it's quite nice to have them shut.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 14:14:23

like today. bloody freezing out there!

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 15:38:11

-3 overnight and it's climbed to the dizzying heights of +2 now. Still, by this time next week, the days will be getting longer again.

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 16:10:04

this computer is doing my head in. I've booted the PC from a Knoppix 6.2 live CD and it still cant see the windows files i need to backup.

screen shot

as you can see by the pic, theres alot of unallocated space i cant get to

i know theres alot of files on there, theres about 90gb of files on the HD. I really need to backup the pictures as she wont be very happy if i dont, She wants the pics of her dog that died a few months ago.

any help/suggestions would be grateful to get the files of this drive. i'm not the biggest linux user but i know some. So any help from a linux ~~geek~~ user would be great aswell.

i've been on this all day and had no luck

Rik · Dec 16, 2009, 16:12:13

If you don't get an answer here, Paul, pop across to PC Pals (see Simon's profile) and ask there, we have a resident Linux guru.

Glenn · Dec 16, 2009, 17:19:33

Are you able to slave the drive into another PC?

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 17:52:39

The only PC i've got with IDE connectors doesn't power up.

I've got a IDE to USB thingy, When i connect the drive to that i only see a hidden AVG folder and the drive is 32gb, when in fact the drive is 150gb+. It also hangs my computer when trying to access this drive.

I've just ran a disk health check on it and it has 35 bad sectors.

I've tried run FSCK on it but it just moans about it.

Seriously stuck here.

Glenn · Dec 16, 2009, 18:14:39

Are you able to boot off the CD I sent?. If so, then go into repair, once at the dos screen run c:\chkdsk /r to run a checkdisc on the drive?

Steve · Dec 16, 2009, 18:22:23

Looks like the partition table's up the creek, professional data recovery??

psp83 · Dec 16, 2009, 18:47:05

Quote from: Glenn on Dec 16, 2009, 18:14:39
Are you able to boot off the CD I sent?. If so, then go into repair, once at the dos screen run c:\chkdsk /r to run a checkdisc on the drive?

Running now.