Anyone got experience with computers, please?Can someone give me a step-by-step solution to this problem?

Question

This is what it says when I try to switch my laptop on

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer,

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software naufacturer for any windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware, or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.

If you need to to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select advanced start-up options, and then select safe mode,

Technical information... ***STOP: OxOOOOOOED (ox82365868, oxcooooo9C, o x oooooooo, Oxoooooooo)"

HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED as I cannot afford to lose the date on the laptop

Answer 1

sometimes you can google the error code and it will give you a solution. i got an advertisement for your problem. its a free download for now maybe it will help. you have gotten a lot of good advice so far.



system restore is a good option



here is the link:

http://www.tuneupadvisor.com/fix-error-code.aspx



as long as the hard drive is functioning, you wont lose your data. you can always take the hard drive and put it in an externa hard drive usb case and extract the info you need.



moral of the story. 1. back up your info 2.back up your info 3.back up your info

Answer 2

Assuming you have not added any hardware or made changes to your operating system, your computer is telling you it can't boot from the hard drive. Usually this is because files have become corrupted or the hard disk is failing.



If you have added any drivers or hardware remove it and reboot and see if it fixes the problem.



If the data on your disk is valuable to you, don't continue to use this computer. Remove the hard disk from it and install it on another computer as a slave drive. Then make an image of the drive with an application like Ghost or Acronis Disk Image. This will make an exact copy of the disk and preserve any data you have in its current state.



After you have made your backup, go to the hard disk manufacturer's web site and download their diagnostic utilities (most of the name brands like Seagate and Maxtor have them). Or, use a third party utility to examine the status of your hard disk. If there is an error on the disk it may be correctable using these utilities.



If this does not work you will have to use a file recovery program like Get Data Back to pull your old files off the damaged disk.



The main thing to realize, if you are working with important data, it that you often have one chance to retrieve it and the longer you use the disk the less likely recovery will be. If you make a mistake or use the wrong tool you may worsen the problem and make data recovery impossible. Also, a disk that is failing will worsen the more your attempt to fix it because the recovery process will stress the drive. By making an image of the disk you have a copy of the existing disk, so you can go back, reload the image, and try it again if your first attempt fails.



Note also, you do not have to remove the hard disk to perform these techniques, it is just safer to maintain the integrity of your data. If you boot from a utility disk it is quite possible to image your drive to an external hard disk directly from your laptop. Then you can use the Windows installation disk to load a repair installation. Here is an excellent guide to do this (read the entire article first):

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm



You may want to consider taking your computer to a professional for this if you cannot afford to loose your data.

Answer 3

The kernel mode I/O subsystem attempted to mount the boot volume and it failed. This error also might occur during an upgrade to Win XP on systems that use higher throughput ATA disks or controllers with incorrect cabling. In some cases, your system might appear to work normally after you restart.



http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185&sd=RMVP

Answer 4

Back up your VIP work,pics,music,files and such.



ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS.



You will learn the hard way if you lose stuff.



Safe Mode - System Restore if you can.



What was installed before this happened ? That may have corrupted and caused a problem.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Try this link, it seems to have helped people with the same problem:



http://www.techtips4u.com/kb/sw/SW00014.htm



To boot from the XP CD, load the CD in the tray and restart your computer, when prompted, follow the instruction to boot from the CD (usually "Press Any Key to boot from CD")

Answer 7

do exactly what it says, uninstall the last program you install..if you cant remember start your computer and hold on to f8, go to safe mode, launch system restore and choice an earlier date

Answer 8

Run some anti virus software on your computer or get registry cleaner.