How To Repair The Unmountable Boot Volume Blue Screen Fault

Mar.25, 2010 in Computers

You’re happily working away, and then without warning, your computer throws up the dreaded unmountable boot volume blue screen of Death! Often, the blue screen freeze occurs after installation or update of software or hardware. If this is the case it’s highly likely that there is a fault with the registry key or device driver.

Rolling back the said device driver would be a good place to start, to try and fix the blue screen error. If removing a problem driver fixes the issue, you might want to check on the manufacturers website for any new updates. Still getting Blue Screen Error Codes? Next time it comes up, write down the ‘Stop’ error message and enter it into a search engine.

Finding a solution from the mysterious stop error code alone, can be difficult if you’re not a tech-person. And in most instances, even for a trained computer technician, the answer to the problem will still not be clear. If you’re plagued with error messages and your computer is running at a crawl these days, the likeliest reason for Stop Error Codes is a bloated registry.

Most old and even fairly new computer registries look a total mess. The registry is like the computer’s librarian. Important configuration settings are kept in your registry folder for the system setup, any hardware and software installed, and your system profile and preferences. In addition it keeps track of everything that’s been done on your computer including; installs, uninstalls, created files and documents, and even sites you’ve visited.

The installation of third party software, as well as incorrect software installation can add unwanted registries as well as duplicates. Quite quickly the registry folder gets overcrowded with these redundant entries, and begins to take a toll on the performance of your PC. You may experience a slower start up, time lag when using applications and general sluggishness.

Registry entries can become corrupted and damaged by spyware, viruses, Trojan horse, adware. Having antivirus software installed on your computer doesn’t guarantee absolute protection but it is much better than having nothing. Make sure that your antivirus software is regularly updated. Although your Windows OS should have firewall set ‘on’ as a default setting, you should also check to make sure it is.

A registry in disarray is the likeliest cause for the Blue Screen of Death and other errors. What is more, registry issues can cause instability in the operating system. When a blue screen crash occurs any unsaved data may be damaged or lost. Removing and editing redundant and damaged registries is a good idea to help keep your computer run more smoothly. Be aware that whatever changes that you do make will be permanent and there’s no going back once they’re made. Before you go ahead and make changes, save a copy of the original registry first, in case something goes wrong.

Editing the registry isn’t a good idea if you have little computer know-how. You may want to create backups of all your important files on your computer if you are going to attempt to edit the registry. However, at least make sure you do some research on how to do so before you begin. Getting a trained PC technician to look at your PC is a better idea. Alternatively there are tools out there that can scan and repair computer systems automatically.