I cannot get my laptop to boot up. I get a blue screen with the message unmountable boot volume does anyone know what this means and what is the cure?

Hi and welcome to Daniweb,
I assume that you are running windows XP, go to Microsoft and read about what could be your problem, post back if you need more assistance.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555302

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