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Solve : Recover from unmountable boot error (XP) - I think i made it worse? |
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Answer» The root question is : What happened to my data? Is it STILL there. Did coying NTLDR wipe it out? and can i get the data back? Please read on. Here's the problem. Trying to fix my sister's computer (containing lots of useful data). It blue screens during boot-up with an "unmountable boot error" or something like that. Here's what I've done. 1. Attempted to back-up useful files using ANOTHER computer. Hooked up the drive as slave, tried to open drive but told i needed to format (I did NOT format). Downloaded PC Inspector. Managed to be able to view all the existing folders. Saved a bunch of the data to my comp. Thought I had it all (turns out i didn't). 2. Attempted to recover Windows XP using install disk. Hit "R" to recover. Typed "fixboot", Typed "fixmbr" Still no luck, so then tried chkdsk /r and chkdsk /p. Says something about "volumes unrecoverable" It asked me to repair something (i can't quite recall) so I say ok and it does something, boots back up then, it says my comp is missing NTLDR. 3. After a quick google on the NTLDR problem I do the following: I go the recover page i type "e:", then "cd i386", then "copy ntldr c:" (it copies that file to the c: Still no luck so I gave up. (Forgot to mention, i tried running a disk that i downloaded off of http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm for a NTDLR quick fix. It did absolutely nothing) 4. My sister calls and asks if i backed up a certain folder with her business stuff. Turns out I missed it while backing up the other stuff so i put the drive back in my machine but this TIME, not even "PC Inspector" can see any files on c: except for the ntldr file that i copied there (There's no way that one file copies over the whole drive is there??). Anyway, now i'm up the creek. I can't just reformat the drive cuz then we LOSE the data, and i can't access the data through my machine any more since copying that ntldr to the drive, nor can i access it with any recovery programs (also tried "recovery fix for windows" program). ANY HELP? Is the drive toast? Is the data still there? Can I recover anything? Are there any better tools out there? If anyone can help, that would be great!Unmountable Boot Volume? Go Here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555302Thanks but I already tried that. I did all the Windows recovery stuff that is already in this webpage and ended up with "missing NTLDR" So I decided to get a new copy of NTLDR. So from the recovery page I typed "e:", then "cd i386", then "copy ntldr c:". I still get "missing NTLDR". I then downloaded off of http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm for a NTDLR quick fix from a CD. It did absolutely nothing. I then tried to re-access the data (via windows and PC Inspector) but now, INSTEAD of seeing the data like I was able to before doing the above steps, all I can see is the NTLDR file on the drive, even though the drive is using up 8G of space. What happened to my data? Is it still there. Did coying NTLDR wipe it out? I'd appreciate whatever input i can get. The chkdsk /r message is not good news and the drive is most likely dying. You might want to DLoad and run the diagnostics from the drive manuf. site and see if it will do any further repairs but don't get your hopes up. Try running PCInspector afterwards to see if any additional data can be recovered. None of the steps you took would erase/harm data...that drive was most likely already toast. While it's fresh in your mind now would be a good time to develop a regular backup strategy... |
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