Recovery Console
To start the computer and use the Recovery
Console
From the Setup CD-ROM
Insert the
Setup compact disc (CD) and restart the computer. If prompted, select any
options required to boot from the CD.
When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts; choose the
repair or recover option by pressing R. If you have a dual-boot or
multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access
from the Recovery Console. When prompted, type the Administrator
password. At the system prompt, type Recovery Console commands; type help
for a list of commands, or help command name for help on a specific
command.
To exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer, type exit.
Recovery
Console Password
On many XP installations you can't start the Recovery
Console because it won't recognize your password. This registry edit causes
the Recovery Console not to ask for a password. This works for both XP
Home and XP Professional.
Start | Run | Regedit
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Exit Registry and Reboot
Recovery
Console Commands
Commands with descriptions available at the command prompt for use with
the Recovery Console.
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Command
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Command Description
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Attrib
|
Change
file and directory attributes.
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Batch
|
Execute
specified text file (batch) commands.
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Bootcfg
|
Configure
boot file (boot.ini) settings.
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ChDir
(Cd)
|
Change/display
the current directory.
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Chkdsk
|
Check
a disk for errors. Report capability.
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Cls
|
Clear
the screen.
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Copy
|
Copy
a file. Change file location or name.
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Delete
(Del)
|
Delete
files.
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Dir
|
Display
a list of subdirectories and files.
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Disable
|
Disable
a device driver or system service.
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Diskpart
|
Manage
disk partitions.
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Enable
|
Enable
device driver or system service.
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Exit
|
Exit
Recovery Console and reboot.
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Expand
|
Extract
files from a compressed file format.
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Fixboot
|
Write
a new boot sector to a selected partition.
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Fixmbr
|
Repair
the Master Boot Record (MBR).
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Format
|
Format
a disk partition.
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Help
|
Display
a list of Recovery Console commands.
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Listsvc
|
Display
available drivers and system services.
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Logon
|
Log
off and on to another Windows installation.
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Map
|
Display
drive letter mapping.
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Mkdir
(Md)
|
Create
a directory.
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More
|
Display
(scroll) a text file.
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Net
Use
|
Connect
drive letter to a network share.
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Rename
(Ren)
|
Rename
files.
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Rmdir
(Rd)
|
Delete
directory.
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Set
|
Display/set
environment variables.
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Systemroot
|
Switch
from current directory to system root directory.
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Type
|
Display
a text file.
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