"Unmountable Boot Volume" on Laptop

ddrumddrum
edited August 2006 in Hardware
My Laptop is getting "unmountable boot volume".
I do not have a restore disk and i can not boot into safe mode.
Any help would be great?
Thanks,
ddrum

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    ddrum wrote:
    My Laptop is getting "unmountable boot volume".
    I do not have a restore disk and i can not boot into safe mode.
    Any help would be great?
    Thanks,
    ddrum

    There is no way to repair this issue without a Windows CD.
  • ddrumddrum
    edited August 2006
    I am shafted then.
    I ordered a Restore disk from Dell.
    It might take up to 2 weeks to get it.
    Any suggestions?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    Spend $99 and buy XP Home OEM edition from newegg or another retailer.
  • ddrumddrum
    edited August 2006
    OK , I guess I'll suck it up and spend the $100.00.
    I'm just worried that I might be buying a new Hd too, if this does not work.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    ddrum wrote:
    OK , I guess I'll suck it up and spend the $100.00.
    I'm just worried that I might be buying a new Hd too, if this does not work.

    There's no need to buy a new HDD, however this issue really does need a Windows CD. It's a file system/configuration error of software on the disk, nothing more or less.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    Don't be 100% sure about that, thrax. It could also be a failed or failing HD. Either way, you'll need to buy that windows XP cd, so lets make that the first step.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    I guess if he's the 1% of the time, sure. But the chances are exceedingly rare that this issue is hardware-related.
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