Install the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 or XP 

Installing the Recovery Console [RC] in windows 2000 or XP can be confusing for many people. This simple how-to shows you how it's done.

Steps

  1. Put in your Windows Operating System Installation CD
  2. Click Start > Run
  3. In the Run box, type "X:\i386\WinNT32.exe /cmdcons" without the quotes [X represents your CD drive letter; if it's D: replace X with D]
  4. Click 'Yes' to install the recovery console

Tips

  • At start-up you can now choose your Windows operating system or RC
  • RC provides access to your hard drive's contents in the event of an operating system crash, blue screen, etc.
  • Read Microsoft KB article 307545 if you can't start Windows because of a problem with the Windows Registry
  • RC provides you with a limited DOS-like interface to access your hard drive

Warnings

  • Install RC and use it, at your own risk, only if Windows won't start or some other catastrophe has already occurred. It's easy to make bad things worse.

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