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In the Windows systems, the NTFS (New Technology File System) file system is the successor of the FAT (File Allocation Table) file systems. It keeps all the contents of the volume in an MFT (Master File Table) file. The NTFS file system is more reliable, secure, and supports the client-server systems. However, at times the NTFS system may behave abnormally or does not boot properly. Such behavior may be displayed because of various corruption reasons. You should use appropriate corrective measures to rectify the problem. However, if you are not able to provide a solution then you should use a third-party NTFS partition recovery software to perform NTFS data recovery.
Consider a scenario wherein you have a Windows Vista system. When you switch it on, it hangs at a blue screen displaying the following error message:
"The PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA bug check has a value of 0x00000050. This indicates that invalid system memory has been referenced."
Cause:
There could be following reasons for this abnormal behavior:
Faulty hardware such as defective RAM.
Faulty system service
Incompatible antivirus application
Corrupted NTFS volume
Resolution:
To resolve this situation, you should perform the following methods:
Rectify faulty hardware problem: If you have recently added a new hardware component, then remove it to check whether the error reappears. Try replacing or removing the hardware component. If the hard disk is SCSI, then check for problems between the SCSI controller and the hard disk.
Rectify faulty system service problem: Use the Last known good configuration option in the Advanced Options menu during system startup.
Rectify corrupted NTFS volume: If the previous methods do not work, then you should repair the corrupted NTFS volume by performing the following steps:
Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM in the disk drive.
Enter the Recovery Console by pressing R.
At the prompt, enter the following command to repair the disk errors, if any, and press Enter:
chkdsk /f /r
Restart the system.
The aforementioned methods should be able to resolve the problem. However, if the problem is persisting then you should use a third-party NTFS file recovery software to recover the inaccessible data. Such read-only tools are able to perform NTFS data recovery using fast yet sophisticated scanning algorithms.
NTFS Data Recovery is an NTFS partition recovery software that recovers lost, deleted, or inaccessible data from NTFS-based systems. It is capable of recovering data from NTFS and NTFS5 file systems. This NTFS data recovery tool is able to recover more than 185 different file types from various storage media such as hard drives, pen drives, external hard drives, etc. This. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and Server 2000.
