Data Recovery

On each of the Windows XP system a mountable or file system volume is present which has its own operating system installed on it. When system completes the POST (Post On Self Test) operation then it starts reading the system partition and loads operating system. If the system is not able to recognize the boot or system partition then Windows can�t boot up and your system won�t start. Such Windows behavior renders your system unusable and inaccessible causes severe data loss.

In practical scenarios when you went to boot your system then you will come across the below error message on the screen:

�Unmountable Boot Volume�

In the mid of the process booting process interrupted and operating system fails to load your files and folders that you want. There might be several reasons are responsible for such behavior of Windows XP but most commonly when Boot.ini file of your Windows XP is either missing or damaged. If the hard drive is bad and unreadable then it becomes the main cause of �Unmountable boot volume�. Virus attacks, improper use of hard drive, damaged file system are some of the common reason which brings this error and causes data loss from the hard drive. To prevent from such Windows behavior you must have to fix Unmountable Boot Volume error.

In order to resolve this problem first you would have to check, what are the reasons of �Unmountable Boot Volume� error. According to the cause perform the resolution steps. If boot.ini file is missing or damaged from system then boot your system in recovery console. Type chkdsk/p in the recovery console to check the drive. If still you are not finding the bad sector then reboot your system in recovery console and type Run chkdsk/r top locate the bad sector and retrieve data. If the critical data structure like file system, boot loaders are corrupt then you would have to format hard drive and reinstall operating system. But this way you would loose your saved data.

To retrieve your lost data and to fix Unmountable Boot Volume error without any hassle you can use third party Stellar Phoenix Windows Data recovery. This data recovery tool scans entire hard drive and removes the problem related to hard drive and system files. It repairs the Windows error and recovers lost files and folders on its earlier position. The systematic recovery process of this tool makes it as unique Windows data recovery software. So use this tool and fix unmountable boot volume error in Windows.