Partition recovery after STOP 0x000000ED (0xaaaaaaaa, 0xC0000032, 0xcccccccc, 0xdddddddd)
Partitioning our system has made working on the system fun and easy. Not only has it improved the speed of the computer, but it has also helped manage things. Generally, people keep at least two partitions: a boot partition and a data partition.
On the boot partition, all the vital things for the boot system are kept, including, MBR (master boot code, disk signature, and partition table), system files, and the operating system. The data partition contains all kinds of user files. This ensures that damage to the boot drive does not damage data stored on the other partition. However, if you are upgrading your system, and suddenly you find that the system fails to load, and all your saved data on it becomes inaccessible, then you need to go for ways to recover partition.
Consider that you are upgrading your Windows system to XP version. When you restart it for the first time after the update, you encounter a blue screen with the following message written on it,
STOP 0x000000ED (0xaaaaaaaaa,0xC0000032,0xcccccccc,0xdddddddd)
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME where, aaaaaaaa, cccccccc and dddddddd are hexadecimal numbers
Technical details of this error:
The stop error parameter 0xC0000032 is a clear indication of boot partition file system corruption. This does not allow the file system to be mounted.
To resolve the issue, you will need to repair the volume using the chkdsk /r command. For this,
Insert the Windows startup disk or installation disk to start the computer.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, type R to repair. For a multi-boot or dual-boot computer, choose the appropriate Windows installation to access.
Enter the administrator password, when prompted. This allows you to enter the recovery console.
At the command prompt, choose the drive where Windows is installed, type chkdsk /r, and press Enter. Once done, type Exit and restart the computer.
If the problem persists, repeat the procedure by simply replacing the chkdsk /r command with the fixboot command. This should resolve the issue and help you recover the partition.
Since using the chkdsk /r command leads to data loss in certain cases, you may need to recover some files using the latest backup. However, if you haven’t taken a backup, don’t worry as you can recover deleted data using partition recovery software.
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