How To Deal With unmountable Boot Volume Error In Ms Windows Xp

Microsoft Windows XP is undoubtedly the most popular operating system (OS) in the world

. Due to its features and performance, users have not been swayed away even after the introduction of Windows 7. Its technological finesse keeps hitches and glitches to a bare minimum. Moreover, this OS can support almost every hardware and application and therefore it is ranked high in terms of compatibility standards. Sometimes Windows XP may get corrupted, preventing you from booting your system properly. It is usually caused by virus infections, corrupt file system, power outages etc. Unmountable boot volume error is one of the problems that you face with the system affected by either of the above issues.

A system having this problem shows the message Unmountable boot volume during boot up and the system fails to start. Below mentioned are the three main causes behind this error:

You might be using an inappropriate cable to connect the UDMA (Ultra DMA) drive to the controller. Using a standard 40-wire connector cable in place of the improved 80-wire, 40-pun cable might be causing the error.

If the BIOS settings are defined in such a way to cause the faster UDMA modes, likelihood of this problem increases many times.

Unmountable boot volume error may also be caused due to the damaged file system within your system.

Irrespective of the causes the Unmountable boot volume error can be resolved by following the below mentioned step-by-step instructions:

If the issue is caused by a connector cable then consider replacing the 40-wire cable with 80-wire UDMA cable

If your Window XP system is facing issues due to faulty BIOS settings then you need to load fail-safe settings to activate the most frequently used options

If the OS has developed the error because of corrupted file system then you need to perform the following steps:

Restart the system after inserting the Windows XP CD-ROM in the disk drive

Boot the system into the Recovery Console

You have to press r while Welcome to setup screen appears to start the recovery console

Here you have to select the system drive that you intend to repair

Launch the command prompt by clicking on Run and typing vmd in the box

Now write chkdsk /r in the command prompt and press Enter

Now write Exit in the command prompt and press Enter to restart the computer.

This way you can conveniently fix the Unmountable boot volume error in your Windows XP OS by repairing the damaged system files required for smooth system boot up. In case you find these steps cumbersome or just do not want to go into these technical steps, consider calling an experienced computer support service provider to avail 24x7 efficient online tech support.

by: Polly M Quinton

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