This update resolves an issue that prevents chkdsk.exe from running at system boot. The issue can occur on systems with an IDE drive and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q315403. Download now to resolve this issue.
Symptoms: When you use volumes that use the NTFS file system on integrated device electronics (IDE) drives with caching enabled, you may receive the following error message during startup: STOP 0xED
Unmountable boot device
The normal recovery process in such a case is to run the chkdsk -f command on the computer and continue. However, OEM versions of Windows XP which have the hotfix from the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article applied, prevent the chkdsk -f command from running: Q308402 Cannot Log On to Recovery Console After Running Sysprep in Windows XP For More Information -
Microsoft
Version - Q315403
Release Date - 18 Feb 2002
Symptoms: When you use volumes that use the NTFS file system on integrated device electronics (IDE) drives with caching enabled, you may receive the following error message during startup: STOP 0xED
Unmountable boot device
The normal recovery process in such a case is to run the chkdsk -f command on the computer and continue. However, OEM versions of Windows XP which have the hotfix from the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article applied, prevent the chkdsk -f command from running: Q308402 Cannot Log On to Recovery Console After Running Sysprep in Windows XP For More Information -
Microsoft
Version - Q315403
Release Date - 18 Feb 2002
