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The Problem
I turn on the laptop, I get past the bit with the Windows XP logo and the scrolling blue bar. Then I get a blue screen saying that a problem has been detected and Windows has shut down to prevent damage to my computer. The error is 'UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME'.
The fixes I have tried
Thanks a lot for your help!
I turn on the laptop, I get past the bit with the Windows XP logo and the scrolling blue bar. Then I get a blue screen saying that a problem has been detected and Windows has shut down to prevent damage to my computer. The error is 'UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME'.
The fixes I have tried
- I thought that I would try to boot into Safe Mode. I get the same error.
- I tried to get into the recovery console so I could use /fixmbr or /chkdsk as suggested in this Microsoft Help & Support Article. I've tried forcing the laptop to boot from CD both by changing the boot sequence in the BIOS and doing it manually in the bootloader, all I get is a black screen with a blinking white underscore cursor in the top left for about a minute, then an error saying that Windows apologizes for the inconvenience, but it could not start successfully. It then asks me if I want to boot into Safe Mode, with the last known good configuration or start Windows normally.
- Taking the HDD out and connecting it to my PC to recover the data. This doesn't work because the laptop HDD is 24-pin IDE and all the connectors I have are 20-pin
- Using a Linux Live CD to recover the data from the HDD, then re-install Windows
Thanks a lot for your help!