Recovery Console

[Guest]

Hi There

I checked in earlier in regards to 823439 problem that I now have and can't get rid of. I took you suggestion with loading the Recovery Console. This went without a hitch but when it prompt me for an "Administrative Password" it won't take my log in password that I use. As I don't have XP Pro I can't seem to get around this. Is there a different "Administrative Password" that I'm missing and or do you have any suggestions as to how I can access the Recovery Console

Thanks..

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Recovery console in XP Home doesn't have a set administrator password. Try
leaving it blank and pressing the Enter/Return key on your keyboard

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Dan,

Recovery Console requires you to login using the password for the "built-in"
Administrator account (the account that only displays on the Welcome screen
if you boot into one of the Safe Mode options), and not a User Account that
has Administrator privileges. If you didn't set a password for this account
when you installed XP, chances are that it is blank........try just pressing
ENTER when prompted for the password.


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Hi There!

I checked in earlier in regards to 823439 problem that I now have and

can't get rid of. I took you suggestion with loading the Recovery Console.
This went without a hitch but when it prompt me for an "Administrative
Password" it won't take my log in password that I use. As I don't have XP
Pro I can't seem to get around this. Is there a different "Administrative
Password" that I'm missing and or do you have any suggestions as to how I
can access the Recovery Console?

 

[Guest]

Boy do I feel stupid...that was it!... and I'm getting closer!... I now can get to the Recovery Console. When I get in I am prompted to add "/p" to start the process. However, when I enter this behind "C:Windows\>" it tells me that its an invalid entry. Do I need to add a space or a :, or something to get this off the ground. Never did get familiar with DOS
Thanks for your holiday weekend help...Da

----- Patti MacLeod wrote: ----

Hi Dan

Recovery Console requires you to login using the password for the "built-in
Administrator account (the account that only displays on the Welcome scree
if you boot into one of the Safe Mode options), and not a User Account tha
has Administrator privileges. If you didn't set a password for this accoun
when you installed XP, chances are that it is blank........try just pressin
ENTER when prompted for the password


Regards

--
Patti MacLeo
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/Use

Hi There

can't get rid of. I took you suggestion with loading the Recovery Console
This went without a hitch but when it prompt me for an "Administrativ
Password" it won't take my log in password that I use. As I don't have X
Pro I can't seem to get around this. Is there a different "Administrativ
Password" that I'm missing and or do you have any suggestions as to how
can access the Recovery Console

 

[Guest]

Boy do I feel stupid...that was it!... and I'm getting closer!... I now can get to the Recovery Console. When I get in I am prompted to add "/p" to start the process. However, when I enter this behind "C:Windows\>" it tells me that its an invalid entry. Do I need to add a space or a :, or something to get this off the ground. Never did get familiar with DOS
Thanks for your holiday weekend help...Da

----- John Barnett MVP wrote: ----

Recovery console in XP Home doesn't have a set administrator password. Try
leaving it blank and pressing the Enter/Return key on your keyboar

 

[Patti MacLeod]

No need to feel stupid, it's a very easy mistake to make!

I didn't check out your reference earlier, to 823439, but have now checked
out that MSKB article (I assumed that the number was a reference to an MSKB
article), and there is nothing in the article about using the Recovery
Console to perform a certain operation. I was hoping to be able to tell you
what to key in at the C:\Windows prompt in order to "get this off the
ground". Can you once again find the instructions that you were following
regarding using the Recovery Console and post them (or the link to them, if
on a website) here.

Here is a description of the Recovery Console, including a list of commands
that can be used:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=314058


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Boy do I feel stupid...that was it!... and I'm getting closer!... I now

can get to the Recovery Console. When I get in I am prompted to add "/p" to
start the process. However, when I enter this behind "C:Windows\>" it tells
me that its an invalid entry. Do I need to add a space or a :, or something
to get this off the ground. Never did get familiar with DOS.

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Perhaps the instructions that you read were to boot into Recovery Console
and use the CHKDSK /p command? If so, at the C:\Windows prompt, you'd key
in:
CHKDSK /p
<ENTER>


Regards,

 

[Guest]

Thanks again for your prompt response. They don't pay you folks enough
I'm not familiar with DOS...here's what the article says and what I'm seeing

"CHKDS
chkdsk drive /p /

The chkdsk command checks the specified drive and, if necessary, repairs or recovers the drive. The command also marks bad sectors and recovers readable information

You can use these options:
/p : Does an exhaustive check of the drive and corrects any errors
/r : Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

Note If you specify the /r option, the /p option is implied. Specifying the chkdsk command without arguments checks the current drive, with no options in effect.

Running the chkdsk command requires use of the Autochk.exe file. CHKDSK automatically locates this file in the startup folder. If the Command Console was preinstalled, the startup folder is typically the Cmdcons folder. If CHKDSK cannot find Autochk.exe in the startup folder, CHKDSK tries to locate the Windows CD-ROM installation media. If it cannot find the installation media, CHKDSK prompts you for the location of the Autochk.exe file.

When I get the C:\Windows> Prompt...I put in /p or :/p or C:/p or chkdskC:/p and nothing happens....It tells me it's an invalid entry and I'm sure that it is...it's just I don't understand DOS....Thanks again...Da


----- Patti MacLeod wrote: ----

No need to feel stupid, it's a very easy mistake to make

I didn't check out your reference earlier, to 823439, but have now checke
out that MSKB article (I assumed that the number was a reference to an MSK
article), and there is nothing in the article about using the Recover
Console to perform a certain operation. I was hoping to be able to tell yo
what to key in at the C:\Windows prompt in order to "get this off th
ground". Can you once again find the instructions that you were followin
regarding using the Recovery Console and post them (or the link to them, i
on a website) here

Here is a description of the Recovery Console, including a list of command
that can be used
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=31405


Regards

--
Patti MacLeo
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/Use

Boy do I feel stupid...that was it!... and I'm getting closer!... I no

can get to the Recovery Console. When I get in I am prompted to add "/p" t
start the process. However, when I enter this behind "C:Windows\>" it tell
me that its an invalid entry. Do I need to add a space or a :, or somethin
to get this off the ground. Never did get familiar with DOS

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Yes, if you're not familiar with DOS, it's definitely confusing to know what
to do when you're reading commands and switches.

At the C:\Windows prompt, key in:
CHKDSK /p
<ENTER>

And you're right.......my employer (who is not Microsoft, btw) doesn't pay
me enough.......but that's a whole other story


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Thanks again for your prompt response. They don't pay you folks enough.
I'm not familiar with DOS...here's what the article says and what I'm seeing:

"CHKDSK
chkdsk drive /p /r

The chkdsk command checks the specified drive and, if necessary, repairs

or recovers the drive. The command also marks bad sectors and recovers
readable information.

You can use these options:
/p : Does an exhaustive check of the drive and corrects any errors.
/r : Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

Note If you specify the /r option, the /p option is implied. Specifying

the chkdsk command without arguments checks the current drive, with no
options in effect.

Running the chkdsk command requires use of the Autochk.exe file. CHKDSK

automatically locates this file in the startup folder. If the Command
Console was preinstalled, the startup folder is typically the Cmdcons
folder. If CHKDSK cannot find Autochk.exe in the startup folder, CHKDSK
tries to locate the Windows CD-ROM installation media. If it cannot find the
installation media, CHKDSK prompts you for the location of the Autochk.exe
file. "

When I get the C:\Windows> Prompt...I put in /p or :/p or C:/p or

chkdskC:/p and nothing happens....It tells me it's an invalid entry and I'm
sure that it is...it's just I don't understand DOS....Thanks again...Dan

 

[Guest]

You Got it! It works like a charm. Nice to know that the Recovery Console is a viable option to check disk for errors until there is a solution to our dysfunctional scan disk. Takes about a half hour to boot up now with the Recovery Console and the screwy scan disk that kicks in and tells me that it can't access the files at every start up but who cares. I can check the disk for errors
This is the first time I've used on-line help and I'm extremely impressed with your expertise and patience.
Thanks much...Dan.

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Glad that it worked out for you!

I'm very happy to know that your first experience with on-line help was a
good one.

You're welcome.

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

You Got it! It works like a charm. Nice to know that the Recovery

Console is a viable option to check disk for errors until there is a
solution to our dysfunctional scan disk. Takes about a half hour to boot up
now with the Recovery Console and the screwy scan disk that kicks in and
tells me that it can't access the files at every start up but who cares. I
can check the disk for errors.

This is the first time I've used on-line help and I'm extremely impressed

with your expertise and patience.

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

This is not online help. This is not Microsoft product support. Like all
public newsgroups, this group is composed entirely of volunteers who
contribute their knowledge and time. Glad you found an answer to your
question, nonetheless.

You would do well to learn how newsgroups work and, in particular, how they
are different from email and chat. Too many posts here go unanswered because
the poster doesn't understand what a newsgroup is all about. Used correctly,
however, they can be awesome.

Rocky

You Got it! It works like a charm. Nice to know that the Recovery

Console is a viable option to check disk for errors until there is a
solution to our dysfunctional scan disk. Takes about a half hour to boot up
now with the Recovery Console and the screwy scan disk that kicks in and
tells me that it can't access the files at every start up but who cares. I
can check the disk for errors.

This is the first time I've used on-line help and I'm extremely impressed

with your expertise and patience.