unmountable boot volume
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I was trying to do my computer a favor and told it to clean itself up, remove temp files etc. and it asked if I wanted it to remove programs not used often and I agreed and then it crashed and I'm getting the unmountable boot volume message since. I can get into F8 but whether I choose safe mode or last good - it just comes up with the same page (lists a million drivers before it goes back to the blue screen). I am not much of a geek but my guess is that it cleaned up something that a program shared and it now needs?!
I do not have discs for this computer. I tried to download a winxp file that someone recommended but it won't fit on the floppy. The guy in the store said to use a stick. I got one but how will I be able to boot the computer from that?
Next question - I went to the store to buy xp pro so I'd have a disc. The guy in the store said NOOOOO and told me that would erase everything.
Next question! I talked to the computer guy that takes care of things at work and it was the most negative conversation I ever had! He said, just throw it out basically and get a new hard drive. I don't want to lose all my info or programs. It was working fine before I decided to clean it. I'm sure there is a way to fix it.
Can anyone there help? If I buy a new xp, can I put it in and get the repair thing I read about? Would that help?
Patt
I was trying to do my computer a favor and told it to clean itself up, remove temp files etc. and it asked if I wanted it to remove programs not used often and I agreed and then it crashed and I'm getting the unmountable boot volume message since. I can get into F8 but whether I choose safe mode or last good - it just comes up with the same page (lists a million drivers before it goes back to the blue screen). I am not much of a geek but my guess is that it cleaned up something that a program shared and it now needs?!
I do not have discs for this computer. I tried to download a winxp file that someone recommended but it won't fit on the floppy. The guy in the store said to use a stick. I got one but how will I be able to boot the computer from that?
Next question - I went to the store to buy xp pro so I'd have a disc. The guy in the store said NOOOOO and told me that would erase everything.
Next question! I talked to the computer guy that takes care of things at work and it was the most negative conversation I ever had! He said, just throw it out basically and get a new hard drive. I don't want to lose all my info or programs. It was working fine before I decided to clean it. I'm sure there is a way to fix it.
Can anyone there help? If I buy a new xp, can I put it in and get the repair thing I read about? Would that help?
Patt
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