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I got that error before on a p4p800 motherboard. Happened just before the power
supply packed it in.

don wrote:

> ok, I tried to reinstall WinXP because when I try to boot up I get an
> Unmountable_Boot_Volume error message.
>
> I noticed that when I initially startup I have two versions of Windows to
> select from? I get as far as the Windows logo screen before
> the blue screen of death.
>
> I have tried using all kinds of tools like Parttion Magic, FDISK, a freeware
> program called KILLDISK but everytime I boot up I still get the
> two choices of Windows and the Windows logo comes up and then the BSOD.
>
> When I use various check disk programs no bad sectors are found, but when I
> try and reinstall Windows I get an error message at ID 0 which
> I think has something to do with the boot sector .
>
> Dell Tech support says I need a new hard drive which I would believe except
> for the fact that every hard disk checker I use indicates everything is
> fine.
>
> Dell Inspiron 1100 with a Subassy hard drive. Maybe a low level format
> would clean everything but I don't know how to do it.
>
> There maybe an anti-virus program running on this machine which I do not
> know about. This is actually a friends computer, so I'm not totally
> famliar
> with everything that got to this point.

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Try rewriting the master boot record.

don wrote:

> ok, I tried to reinstall WinXP because when I try to boot up I get an
> Unmountable_Boot_Volume error message.
>
> I noticed that when I initially startup I have two versions of Windows to
> select from? I get as far as the Windows logo screen before
> the blue screen of death.
>
> I have tried using all kinds of tools like Parttion Magic, FDISK, a freeware
> program called KILLDISK but everytime I boot up I still get the
> two choices of Windows and the Windows logo comes up and then the BSOD.
>
> When I use various check disk programs no bad sectors are found, but when I
> try and reinstall Windows I get an error message at ID 0 which
> I think has something to do with the boot sector .
>
> Dell Tech support says I need a new hard drive which I would believe except
> for the fact that every hard disk checker I use indicates everything is
> fine.
>
> Dell Inspiron 1100 with a Subassy hard drive. Maybe a low level format
> would clean everything but I don't know how to do it.
>
> There maybe an anti-virus program running on this machine which I do not
> know about. This is actually a friends computer, so I'm not totally
> famliar
> with everything that got to this point.

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realm of understandability

Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday

ok, I tried to reinstall WinXP because when I try to boot up I get an
Unmountable_Boot_Volume error message.

I noticed that when I initially startup I have two versions of Windows to
select from? I get as far as the Windows logo screen before
the blue screen of death.

I have tried using all kinds of tools like Parttion Magic, FDISK, a freeware
program called KILLDISK but everytime I boot up I still get the
two choices of Windows and the Windows logo comes up and then the BSOD.

When I use various check disk programs no bad sectors are found, but when I
try and reinstall Windows I get an error message at ID 0 which
I think has something to do with the boot sector .

Dell Tech support says I need a new hard drive which I would believe except
for the fact that every hard disk checker I use indicates everything is
fine.

Dell Inspiron 1100 with a Subassy hard drive. Maybe a low level format
would clean everything but I don't know how to do it.

There maybe an anti-virus program running on this machine which I do not
know about. This is actually a friends computer, so I'm not totally
famliar
with everything that got to this point.

Tony <> wrote in
news::

> Try rewriting the master boot record.

He won't know how. I don't either, FTM.

I know I should by now, it's only been 15+ years.

"Tony" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Try rewriting the master boot record.

I tried several times..... Fdisk /MBR and windows recovery mode

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:11:36 -0500, don wrote:

> I noticed that when I initially startup I have two versions of Windows
> to select from?

Well don't keep us (tinu) guessing. Did you notice?



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On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:27:01 -0500, don aided th' terraists with the
following claims :

>
> "Tony" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Try rewriting the master boot record.
>
> I tried several times..... Fdisk /MBR and windows recovery mode

Fdisk wont show you hidden partitions that load TSRs.
Compaq was famous for that ****. You need a diskwasher program that will
WIPE the drive completely.


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"don" <> wrote in news:gdp0tt$8n5$:

> ok, I tried to reinstall WinXP because when I try to boot up I get an
> Unmountable_Boot_Volume error message.
>
> I noticed that when I initially startup I have two versions of Windows
> to select from? I get as far as the Windows logo screen before
> the blue screen of death.
>
> I have tried using all kinds of tools like Parttion Magic, FDISK, a
> freeware program called KILLDISK but everytime I boot up I still get the
> two choices of Windows and the Windows logo comes up and then the BSOD.
>
> When I use various check disk programs no bad sectors are found, but
> when I try and reinstall Windows I get an error message at ID 0 which
> I think has something to do with the boot sector .
>
> Dell Tech support says I need a new hard drive which I would believe
> except for the fact that every hard disk checker I use indicates
> everything is fine.
>
> Dell Inspiron 1100 with a Subassy hard drive. Maybe a low level format
> would clean everything but I don't know how to do it.
>
> There maybe an anti-virus program running on this machine which I do not
> know about. This is actually a friends computer, so I'm not totally
> famliar
> with everything that got to this point.
>
>
You have a *lot* of questions about your software and hardware that you
*should* know about but don't. Why's that?


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