Damaged File System Error

Today, we're going to explore what to do if suddenly you boot your computer and you get that dreaded blue screen of death. OK the blue screen with nothing on it is the worst case scenario so if you are lucky to get one that gives you some possible reasons for not being able to boot then it's usually fixable.

A damaged file system would be the most common error that you can get as it's usually the result of faulty hardware to software configuration problems, incorrect shutdown, power surge or viruses. It shows up something like this STOP 0x000000ED (0xaaaaaaaa,0xbbbbbbbb,0xcccccccc,0xdddddddd) UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. If you're experiencing this problem then I will provide instructions on how to get yourself back up and running. However, there is a possibility that some data could be lost in the recovery process.

First of all You do need to get your Windows startup disks, or Windows CD-ROM to boot from. Next you need to start your computer with the Windows startup disks, or with the Windows CD-ROM. If you are now looking at the Windows Setup screen skip down to the next paragraph, if not, keep reading. If your CD ROM drive is not recognizing or reading your Windows CD, then you need to change the boot sequence so that the system looks for your CD first when you start up your system. To change the boot sequence press F2 or hold down the delete key when your system is starting to get to the BIOS Settings screen. Then look for and select Boot Sequence then hit enter. Once you're in the boot sequence screen you will see a list of drives and the order in which your system looks at them when booting your PC. It's looking for the drive that will feed it the commands it needs to load. Under normal conditions, it is your hard drive usually shown as C: However, in this case, we want it to look for your CD ROM Drive. Highlight the CD ROM drive that you want to use for your CD boot and press the up arrow until it gets to the top of the list. Then Escape and save changes. Now you're ready, with your Windows CD in the correct CD ROM Drive, your sytem should recognize the CD and display Windows Setup on the screen.

Now that you're looking at the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to select the repair option. f you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the Windows installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. Type the administrator password if you are prompted to do so. If no administrator password exists, press ENTER. At the command prompt, on the drive where Windows is installed, type chkdsk /r, and then press ENTER. If that command does not exist then just type chkdsk. Windows will check your disk and make any necessary repairs. It will notify you once it's completed how many errors that it found on your disk. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to restart your computer. When your system reboots you may be asked to choose safe or normal startup. You may choose safe mode if you know what program may have caused the problem to begin with so that you can remove it safely from your PC. Otherwise, just choose Normal, cross your fingers and take a deep breath as your system loads magically.

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