Missing Volume from "My Computer"

[jaymax]

Architecture:

Platform: i386

O/S: XP SP3

Several HD's, USB Devices etc.

Adequate Power supply

Problem:

On last launch - failed to boot

Booted from another XP boot disk [small - minimal] on system OK!

BUT normal BOOT launch Disk not listed

Ran chkdsk /R, disk listed without contents and vol label

Still NO contents listed from My Computer !

Restored MBR from stored files - No effect! Actually MBR record and listings appeared normal.

Used 'Testdisk' Partitions, CHS normal and as expected, re-wrote MBR and MFT - relaunch => same

results

From Testdisks, files are listed (Recovery slow and tedious ; 120+ GB) seem to stall on Documents

and Settings directory (extra large directory & sub directories)

Any other suggestions for solution, more than welcomed !!!

[Seniors707]

Hi dear...!

i m georg nick from USA

i m new in this forum............!!!

dear jaymax i can't understand your problem.....

so i m sorry

i can't help you...........!!!!!!!!!

[gasonlewis]

Try the option of windows startup repair and check.

[MANEMAN]

gasonlewis Said:

Try the option of windows startup repair and check.

Could you just point out to jaymax (and others trying to learn) exactly where he will find the option of Windows startup repair in Windows XP SP3 please.

It is not always easy if you are not that used to finding your way around a computer.

Thanks.

(He may well of course have found the solution by now, as his post was almost two months ago.)