Resolving Unmountable Boot Volume Error Message

Also known as Blue Screen of Death, STOP error messages occur when Windows encounters a serious problem. These STOP error messages literally stops booting process of Windows and makes the hard drive data inaccessible. In order to prevent data loss, you should always maintain an updated and valid backup to restore your data. However, if you have not created any backup file or the backup file itself gets corrupted, then only a powerful windows data recovery software is required to recover windows and also your lost, missing, and inaccessible data.
To illustrate this, consider a case where you receive the following error message during upgrade to Windows XP, or when you start Windows XP:
“STOP 0x000000ED (0xaaaaaaaa,0xbbbbbbbb,0xcccccccc,0xdddddddd)
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME”
The above mentioned error message makes your system unbootable, and can further make the data stored in the hard drive inaccessible. In addition, you encounter the same STOP error message every time you attempt to start your Windows XP system.
Cause:
The above STOP error message can occur due to following reasons:


Kernel mode I/O subsystem attempt to mount the boot volume.


Incompatible software or hardware resources.



Resolution:
To resolve the above STOP error message and access the data stored in your hard drive, following steps need to be taken:


Try repairing the volume by using chkdsk / r command.


Check the cable and load Fail-Safe settings.


Use Microsoft Support Services.


The above resolutions enable you to resolve the issue in most of the situations. But if in case the problem persists, you will need to reinstall Windows XP. A clean reinstall of Windows XP erases all the data saved in the hard drive partition. To recover data from formatted hard drive partition, you will need to to use an advanced windows partition recovery application. Such windows data recovery tools use fast scanning algorithms to quickly scan your hard drive, and provide effective recovery of your missing data. The high graphical user interface of these tools makes them easy to use and understand.

Stellar phoenix windows data recovery v4.1 is an outstanding utility to recover windows files that ensures safe, secure, and accurate recovery of your lost data from FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 file systems based volumes. The read only application also provides you with various advanced features like, Disk Imaging, Disk Cloning, Drive Status, and more. This software supports Windows 7 RC1, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.

By: Robin Watson

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Robin Watson is B-Tech student and is doing research on how to perform windows recovery with the help of data recovery software .