Boot Screen WINXP - then blue screen - cannot mount harddisk

[Tripstrilles]

Hello, this is my problem.

- I started my notebook with a linux boot-disk (for satellite receiver). I wanted to look for the messages on the display. But I only saw white points. I shut down the notebook and started it.
The WIN-XP bootscreen appeared - after 30 seconds I got the blue screen with a message - Unmountable_Boot_Volume.
- I started my notebook now with WIN-XP bootdisk. While the setup was running, it asked me to install windows again. It showed me 1 partition - harddisk 0 - ID=0 - Bus=0 (on atapi) [MBR]

- Now I tried the freeware - testdisk -. It showed me following message:

1. Analyse:

DISK 80 - 80 GB / 74 GiB - CHS 9734 - 255 - 63

Start
0 1 1 9725 - 254 - 63

1. * HPFS-NTFS
Start
0 1 1 9725 - 254 - 63 - 156248127

2. P Compaq Diagnostics
Start
9726 0 1 9728 - 254 - 63 - 48195

WARNING: Bad starting sector (CHS and LBA don´t match)
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2. Proceed:

* HPFS-NTFS
Start
0 1 1 9725 - 254 - 63 - 156248127

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3. Advanced:

Bootsector - OK - Backup Bootsector - OK -

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4. After pressing the - l-button - testdisk showed me all my files on drive c:

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Then I downloaded the Disk Director Demo:

It showed me 1 partition, bootable, NTFC and like testdisk, 2 partition compaq diagnostics.

How will it be possible to repair my system with Disk Director?
Shall I delete the second partition and enlarge the first?

But I think this is a problem with bootsector?

I also don´t have access to my harddrive with live-cd (bart or knoppix)

Please help me, Tripstrilles ::)

[Tripstrilles]

No answer? Thank you. Yesterday I have bought Diskdirector + True Image.
I will make now a backup, delete harddisk and restore all data.

Thank you and good bye.

T. :wacko:

[bodgy]

Tripstilles,

Whilst I do have an answer to your problem, it should be remembered that not everyone is on the same time zone as yourself - so it pays to wait a day and a bit - just in case the person who can help is in a later zone than you.

It can take Acronis a few days to get through all the messages - even asking for a support ticket (see their website) tend to take a day or so to get back.

:)

Colin

[Tripstrilles]

Thank you for your answer, you are right.

Now my notebook is running again. I have deleted the wrong unknown partition with Diskdirector. Then I have enlarged the whole space for drive c:.

After rebooting, WINXP has started normal.

Greetings from Germany (6:23 h AM) ;)

T.