re: Unexplanable Boot Volume - Boot cycles and won't start
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:45 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Quasimodo
(672 messages posted)
That black screen with 'last good configuration' SHOULD also have an item about 'do
not restart on error' or similar. That will give you a chance to read the error message
and hopefully understand what the underlying problem is...
Regards
Quasimodo
On Friday, October 16, 2009 at 8:13 am, Jillian wrote:
>When I turn on my computer I get the "Windows did not shut down properly...safe
mode,
>last good configuration, normally" deal. I have chosen all 3 of those options to
>no avail.
>
>Safe mode runs a list of a bunch of files and freezes.
>
>Both last good configuration and normally go ahead and attempt windows, but then
>I get the blue screen of death and it immediately cycles through the same thing...windows
>did not properly shutdown. It flashes so fast I can't read it all, but I did get
>the following....Unexplanable_Boot_Volume (I'm not sure on the unexplanable part
>but the rest is definately right).
>
>It was working when I left for work but had crashed by the time I got home. I had
>not installed anything within the last few days except maybe an update.
>
>Any ideas??? I desperately need a file off this computer that cannot be duplicated.
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