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More info?)
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Oo8MGqcrFHA.1724@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Glad it's working. That boot option, by the way, only exists if SP2 has
been
> installed.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Brian Gotjunk" <briangotjunk@yahooGARBAGE.com> wrote in message
> news:%2372eMKZrFHA.908@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:OCvem1UrFHA.3068@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Boot the system with a WinXP CD or with the boot floppy set and hit 'r'
> >> when prompted to enter the recovery console (you will need the admin
> >> password if there is one). From there, run "chkdsk c: /r" (w/o the
> >> quotes) and check the state of the drive.
> >>
> >> Also, if SP2 is installed, when you get to the boot menu, try the
option
> >> disabling the automatic restart on system failure. This should generate
a
> >> blue screen (stop error) with details as to why it failed. Post back
with
> >> this information.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >> "Brian Gotjunk" <briangotjunk@yahooGARBAGE.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eWM4PxOrFHA.1724@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >>>a friends computer (Dell) goes to the boot up screen whenever it is
> >>>turned
> >>> on. No matter which choice they make (Safe Mode, Normal, Previous
Good)
> >>> the
> >>> computer goes to a Dell screen then immediately returns to the boot
up
> >>> screen.
> >>>
> >>> Occasionally a blue screen flashes on for about 2 seconds, and I
caught
> >>> the
> >>> words "Unmountable boot volume" before the screen disappeared.
> >>>
> >>> I have never seen this before and don't know what to do for them. Can
> >>> anyone
> >>> help me?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Take out the GARBAGE before replying to my address
> >>>
> > Did the chkdsk from the XP cd, and it fixed a problem. Exited out of the
> > recovery console and the system booted, and is now working.
> >
> > I did not see an 'automatic restart on system failure' option in the
boot
> > menu that I could disable, but had a blue screen flash by too quickly to
> > read before I did the chkdsk.
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> >
>
>
It does have SP2, but I didn't reboot after running the chkdsk becasue it
went straight to Windows
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