Re: XP Boot Disks - corrupted DMIO.SYS
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/11/03
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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:12:47 -0600
Warren;
Power off, open the case and reseat the hard drive IDE ribbon cable at
both ends.
If that fails:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403
Otherwise go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer and
download their hard drive diagnostics.
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] An easier way to read newsgroup messages: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp http://dts-l.org/index.html "warren hayford" <whayford@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:1ae701c3788c$e7669480$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I have a copy of WindowsXP on an eMachines box that gives > me a blue screen stating UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. It > suggests that drivers have been changed which make it > unable to start up. It also states that I should disable > any new hardware or software I have installed. > > I called eMachines and was told I was out of warranty and > could do 2 things. > > 1) Re-install from the recovery CDs (I don't want to lose > my data!) > > 2) go to the following web site and download the program > (WinXP_EN_HOM_BF) that will allow me to build 6 Windows XP > Boot Disks. These when loaded are supposed to give me a > chance of recovery. > > WEB SITE > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx? > displaylang=en&FamilyID=E8FE6868-6E4F-471C-B455- > BD5AFEE126D8 > > I tried to execute option 2. I spent two days with bad > dial up connections downloading the program 4 times and > creating the disks four times only to be told each time > worked until the 4th disk. I received an error message > that stated the DMIO.SYS was corrupted. > > Help! Does anyone know either where I can get a corrected > version of DMIO.SYS or a good version of the boot up disk > program? > > Thanks. > > Warren
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