I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had loaded
Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot manager. I
can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my notebook.
Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery console
option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway pressed
for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I can't get
to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
Suggestions?
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I know enuff to be dangerous.

That command starts the recovery console installation from within windows.
Boot the Windows install CD-Rom to start the RC

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"RealGomer" wrote:
|I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had loaded
| Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot manager. I
| can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
notebook.
| Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery console
| option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
pressed
| for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I can't
get
| to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
| Suggestions?
| --
| I know enuff to be dangerous.

No can boot. Gateway, in collaboration with Microsoft, did NOT include the
Windows Media Center DVD as a stand alone disc. The made a standalone install
program that will only reinstall the OS. I have no way to access the boot
disc. Thank you Microsoft & Gateway.
--
I know enuff to be dangerous.


"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> That command starts the recovery console installation from within windows.
> Boot the Windows install CD-Rom to start the RC
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "RealGomer" wrote:
> |I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had loaded
> | Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot manager. I
> | can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
> notebook.
> | Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery console
> | option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
> pressed
> | for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I can't
> get
> | to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
> | Suggestions?
> | --
> | I know enuff to be dangerous.
>
>
>

that command should have put a secondary boot menu option.
you may need to press the f8 key to see the boot menu.

but if you need to fixmbr, then it is likely that you need
to do it via externally like from your windows cd "or"
an emergency boot disk(s) created from another
functional pc with a similar o.s.

to make a cd or diskette format them in file manager
and check the option. Also, ensure that after
it has formatted, those special files indeed transfer
over. If not, try coping them off from that pc...


"RealGomer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A8B89D62-1B78-47E7-AF14-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had loaded
> Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot manager. I
> can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
> notebook.
> Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery console
> option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
> pressed
> for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I can't
> get
> to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
> Suggestions?
> --
> I know enuff to be dangerous.

Borrow one or you can boot a win98 startup disk.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"RealGomer" wrote:
| No can boot. Gateway, in collaboration with Microsoft, did NOT include the
| Windows Media Center DVD as a stand alone disc. The made a standalone
install
| program that will only reinstall the OS. I have no way to access the boot
| disc. Thank you Microsoft & Gateway.
| --
| I know enuff to be dangerous.

The PC I have problems has Win XP Media Center Edition. My other PCs have
WinXP Pro SP2. So, how does one make the emergency boot disk? The laptop does
not have a floppy drive.
--
I know enuff to be dangerous.


"DatabaseBen" wrote:

> that command should have put a secondary boot menu option.
> you may need to press the f8 key to see the boot menu.
>
> but if you need to fixmbr, then it is likely that you need
> to do it via externally like from your windows cd "or"
> an emergency boot disk(s) created from another
> functional pc with a similar o.s.
>
> to make a cd or diskette format them in file manager
> and check the option. Also, ensure that after
> it has formatted, those special files indeed transfer
> over. If not, try coping them off from that pc...
>
>
> "RealGomer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A8B89D62-1B78-47E7-AF14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had loaded
> > Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot manager. I
> > can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
> > notebook.
> > Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery console
> > option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
> > pressed
> > for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I can't
> > get
> > to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
> > Suggestions?
> > --
> > I know enuff to be dangerous.
>
>
>

"RealGomer" wrote

> No can boot. Gateway, in collaboration with Microsoft, did NOT include the
> Windows Media Center DVD as a stand alone disc. The made a standalone
> install
> program that will only reinstall the OS. I have no way to access the boot
> disc. Thank you Microsoft & Gateway.
> --
> I know enuff to be dangerous.
>
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
>> That command starts the recovery console installation from within
>> windows.
>> Boot the Windows install CD-Rom to start the RC
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>> "RealGomer" wrote:
>> |I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had
>> loaded
>> | Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot
>> manager. I
>> | can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
>> notebook.
>> | Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery
>> console
>> | option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
>> pressed
>> | for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I
>> can't
>> get
>> | to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
>> | Suggestions?

It had nothing to do with MS. It was the vendor's choice whether to include
the disc.

--

Rock [ MVP User/Shell]

need to get a writable cd disk and format it
with emerg option on another pc

be sure that your cd device is compatiable
with the blank disk that will be used

"RealGomer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AC5AB6D7-FA32-4EEA-A853-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The PC I have problems has Win XP Media Center Edition. My other PCs have
> WinXP Pro SP2. So, how does one make the emergency boot disk? The laptop
> does
> not have a floppy drive.
> --
> I know enuff to be dangerous.
>
>
> "DatabaseBen" wrote:
>
>> that command should have put a secondary boot menu option.
>> you may need to press the f8 key to see the boot menu.
>>
>> but if you need to fixmbr, then it is likely that you need
>> to do it via externally like from your windows cd "or"
>> an emergency boot disk(s) created from another
>> functional pc with a similar o.s.
>>
>> to make a cd or diskette format them in file manager
>> and check the option. Also, ensure that after
>> it has formatted, those special files indeed transfer
>> over. If not, try coping them off from that pc...
>>
>>
>> "RealGomer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A8B89D62-1B78-47E7-AF14-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I need to run the WXP Recovery Console inorder to run fixmbr. I had
>> >loaded
>> > Ubuntu Linux onto a separate partition with GRUB being the boot
>> > manager. I
>> > can't get into Recovery Console from the OS disc included with my
>> > notebook.
>> > Running e:\i386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons doesn't bring up the recovery
>> > console
>> > option. The only OS disc I have is the Operating System Disk Gateway
>> > pressed
>> > for my laptop. The laptop is runnignWinXP Media Center Edition so I
>> > can't
>> > get
>> > to Recovery console from my WinXP Pro disk.
>> > Suggestions?
>> > --
>> > I know enuff to be dangerous.
>>
>>
>>