Hi John,

Yes, it appears you have to have the XP CD. Judging from Helen's post
you might have to do a repair install to fix the problem, this should
leave you with your data intact.

If you do it check this site for detailed instructions:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good luck


On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:41:03 -0700, "John"
wrote:

thanks Rodger ! I had printed this however The boot cycle from the HD will not allow me to go past selecting the boot types ( safe mode.. network.. ) no matter which one I select the next message is "unmountable boot volume". The tech note sate to boot
to the recovery console but I believe I ahve to have the xp cd in.. which I had disgarded.

Thanks again for your reply !

John