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UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME BSOD error, NEED HELP! Tried everything!!
Running Windows 7 32-bit on a Gateway laptop.
Backstory: I was playing a game online, when it suddenly froze, and then the dreaded BSOD came up with the error in the Topic (Not sure what code, I can get it if needed though). I restarted it, selected boot up normally, nothing. Still the BSOD.
So I went into Windows Repair. Now here is what bothers me. when i go into the command prompt (or the Explorer) it starts at X:/ instead of the usual C:/. I have tried going into the command prompt and tried changing to C: but it just hangs up. I also can not open C: to explore the files in it. I think "Great, my laptop's hard drive went to shit". Well, I don't think that's the case, as the BIOS still recognizes the Hard Drive.
I tried booting into Safe Mode and Safe Mode Command Prompt. Both greeted me with the BSOD. Is there any program I can install on a USB Flash Drive to format my laptop or something? I was thinking of installing Ubuntu through this method and formatting that way, but I'm not sure if that would work.
Any help appreciated.
EDIT: Kind of urgent seeing as how college starts next week. I would post a dump of the BSOD, but I don't exactly know how to do that if it never even boots up.