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Old April 15th 04, 06:22 AM
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/John/ said:

I have an pre-installed XP home addition on my Dell 4500 that just
started giving the unmountable boot volume error during start-up. I
found I do not have the "recovery disk" and Dell is no help getting me
a replacement. Hey say I need a new operating system. My question is
can I use and upgrade version or do I need a new complete version to
fix this problem?


Search for that term at the MS Knowledge Base, which can be found via the
MS link below. Also check here...

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com
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  #17  
Old April 15th 04, 06:22 AM
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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 t
o the recovery console but I believe I ahve to have the xp cd in.. which I had disgarded.

Thanks again for your reply !

John
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Old April 15th 04, 06:25 AM
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Thanks Helen !

I guess I have to buy another copy of XP since my daughter lost the restore CD that came with the Dell. Dell was NO help with trying to get another restore CD.. even after hours on the phone to India..

John
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Old April 15th 04, 06:27 AM
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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


  #20  
Old April 15th 04, 06:31 AM
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Hi John,

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:01:03 -0700, "John"
wrote:

I have an pre-installed xp home addition on my dell 4500 that just started giving the unmountable boot volume error during start-up. I found I do not have the "recovery disk" and dell is no help getting me a replacement. hey say I need a new operating s

ystem.. my question is can I use and upgrade version or do I need a new complete version to fix this problem. Any help would well appreciated by me and my daughter !

Thanks !

John


Check he

Unmountable boot volume
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185

Good luck
  #21  
Old April 15th 04, 06:37 AM
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I had this problem a few weeks ago, and after technical advice was told I had to reinstall XP from the disc. Luckily I did have this. so this is your best bet I think.
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Old April 15th 04, 06:56 AM
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/John/ said:

I have an pre-installed XP home addition on my Dell 4500 that just
started giving the unmountable boot volume error during start-up. I
found I do not have the "recovery disk" and Dell is no help getting me
a replacement. Hey say I need a new operating system. My question is
can I use and upgrade version or do I need a new complete version to
fix this problem?


Search for that term at the MS Knowledge Base, which can be found via the
MS link below. Also check here...

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com
  #23  
Old April 15th 04, 07:17 AM
John
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Default Unmountable boot volume error

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 t
o the recovery console but I believe I ahve to have the xp cd in.. which I had disgarded.

Thanks again for your reply !

John
  #24  
Old April 15th 04, 07:17 AM
John
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Default Unmountable boot volume error

Thanks Helen !

I guess I have to buy another copy of XP since my daughter lost the restore CD that came with the Dell. Dell was NO help with trying to get another restore CD.. even after hours on the phone to India..

John
  #25  
Old April 15th 04, 07:17 AM
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Hi John,

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:01:03 -0700, "John"
wrote:

I have an pre-installed xp home addition on my dell 4500 that just started giving the unmountable boot volume error during start-up. I found I do not have the "recovery disk" and dell is no help getting me a replacement. hey say I need a new operating s

ystem.. my question is can I use and upgrade version or do I need a new complete version to fix this problem. Any help would well appreciated by me and my daughter !

Thanks !

John


Check he

Unmountable boot volume
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185

Good luck
  #26  
Old April 15th 04, 07:22 AM
roger
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Default Unmountable boot volume error

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


  #27  
Old April 15th 04, 07:22 AM
Helen Ashton
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Default Unmountable boot volume error

I had this problem a few weeks ago, and after technical advice was told I had to reinstall XP from the disc. Luckily I did have this. so this is your best bet I think.
  #28  
Old April 15th 04, 08:15 AM
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/John/ said:

I have an pre-installed XP home addition on my Dell 4500 that just
started giving the unmountable boot volume error during start-up. I
found I do not have the "recovery disk" and Dell is no help getting me
a replacement. Hey say I need a new operating system. My question is
can I use and upgrade version or do I need a new complete version to
fix this problem?


Search for that term at the MS Knowledge Base, which can be found via the
MS link below. Also check here...

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com
  #29  
Old April 15th 04, 08:21 AM
John
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Default Unmountable boot volume error

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 t
o the recovery console but I believe I ahve to have the xp cd in.. which I had disgarded.

Thanks again for your reply !

John
  #30  
Old April 15th 04, 08:24 AM
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Thanks Helen !

I guess I have to buy another copy of XP since my daughter lost the restore CD that came with the Dell. Dell was NO help with trying to get another restore CD.. even after hours on the phone to India..

John
 




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