computer emergincy!

[govnamac]

I got the Unmountable Boot Volume problem once. Gateway told me to do this -

Insert XP Cd
At the setup screen type R
At the command prompt type chkdsk /r and press enter

That should fix it.

[MarkM]

Originally posted by govnamac
I got the Unmountable Boot Volume problem once. Gateway told me to do this -

Insert XP Cd
At the setup screen type R
At the command prompt type chkdsk /r and press enter

That should fix it.

As Sunshine has already said he doesn't have an XP cd of any kind this won't work and that idea was already given as a solution by xmetal2001 plus Gateway is the clue there, as they sound like they have installed the Recovery console on their installs of XP...not every company does that...the ASR is on the XP cd but it has to be installed otherwise you can't access it plus you need to know the (psuedo) DOS commands to actually do anything.
You can attempt a Recovery with the XP cd but unless the the console is installed it is a no go...you can't retro install the console after an error like Sunshine has expirienced.
Sunshine, to answer your comment about patches...yes you have to download more after the install of XP but then that was the same for all versions of windows...You don't have to do any downloads, you can refuse them it's your choice...thats what I meant by turning things off after you have done the install.

[Navilin]

Yes pyro you can not get the patchs and not have a fire wall but that means you cant dl like anything because in most cases you will get a virus

[Sunshine]

thanks so much guys, here is what i am going to do...

-reinstal windows XP (my bro has the cd and everything)
-i will do it the way so i loose all my information and start all over, i have nothing impotrant on it anyways
-stay disconnected from net untill my friend gets all my nessisary patches and firewall
-figuer out (MarkM) what things to "turn off", then turn them off
-and then i should be set

i will keep posting every now and then
pce im out,
sunshine