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Subject: Windows XP Recovery Console Author: N5RDC [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 09:42:59 09/14/05 Wed If safe mode and other startup options do not work, you can consider using the Recovery Console. This method is recommended only if you are an advanced user who can use basic commands to identify and locate problem drivers and files. In addition, you must be an administrator to use the Recovery Console. Using the Recovery Console, you can enable and disable services, format drives, read and write data on a local drive (including drives formatted to use NTFS), and perform many other administrative tasks. The Recovery Console is particularly useful if you need to repair your system by copying a file from a floppy disk or CD-ROM to your hard drive, or if you need to reconfigure a service that is preventing your computer from starting properly. There are two ways to start the Recovery Console: If you are unable to start your computer, you can run the Recovery Console from your Setup CD. As an alternative, you can install the Recovery Console on your computer to make it available in case you are unable to restart Windows. You can then select the Recovery Console option from the list of available operating systems on startup. The console provides commands you can use to do simple operations such as changing to a different directory or viewing a directory, and more powerful operations such as fixing the boot sector. You can access Help for the commands in the Recovery Console by typing help at the Recovery Console command prompt. Once you are running the Recovery Console, you can get help on the available commands by typing help at the command prompt. Recovery Console commands The following commands can be used with the Recovery Console: Attrib Changes the attributes of a file or directory. Batch Executes the commands specified in the text file. Bootcfg Boot file (boot.ini) configuration and recovery. ChDir (Cd) Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current directory. Chkdsk Checks a disk and displays a status report. Cls Clears the screen. Copy Copies a single file to another location. Delete (Del) Deletes one or more files. Dir Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. Disable Disables a system service or a device driver Diskpart Manages partitions on your hard drives. Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver. Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restarts your computer. Expand Extracts a file from a compressed file. Fixboot Writes a new partition boot sector onto the specified partition. Fixmbr Repairs the master boot record of the specified disk. Format Formats a disk. Help Displays a list of the commands you can use in the Recovery Console. Listsvc Lists the services and drivers available on the computer. Logon Logs on to a Windows installation. Map Displays the drive letter mappings. Mkdir (Md) Creates a directory. More Displays a text file. Net Use Connects a network share to a drive letter. Rename (Ren) Renames a single file. Rmdir (Rd) Deletes a directory. Set Displays and sets environment variables. Systemroot Sets the current directory to the systemroot directory of the system you are currently logged on to. Type Displays a text file. To install the Recovery Console as a startup option 1. With Windows running, insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. CLick Start and select Run. 3. Type the following where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter: D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note To run the Recovery Console, restart your computer and select the Recovery Console option from the list of available operating systems. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]