Can't start Recovery Console

[Harry Krause]

I'm running XP Pro on a standard ASUS-based PC, and I cannot get the
Recovery Console to start up properly.

It gets as far as allowing me to enter my password, but then reverts to
a C prompt.

It won't accept my password, whether I enter it in uppercase, lowercase
or mized.

I tried changed the password to something new and that didn't work, either.

HELP!

Thanks!

 

[MAP]

I'm running XP Pro on a standard ASUS-based PC, and I cannot get the
Recovery Console to start up properly.

It gets as far as allowing me to enter my password, but then reverts
to
a C prompt.

It won't accept my password, whether I enter it in uppercase,
lowercase
or mized.

I tried changed the password to something new and that didn't work,
either.

HELP!

Thanks!

The password is sometimes blank. So, try just pressing enter when
you are asked for a password, it may help.

Or, if you can get into XP, even safe mode, you can arrange to bypass the
password by the following registry change:

Instead, just run REGEDIT (Start à Run à Regedit)

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Recover
yConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1

 

[Harry Krause]

The password is sometimes blank. So, try just pressing enter when
you are asked for a password, it may help.

Or, if you can get into XP, even safe mode, you can arrange to bypass the
password by the following registry change:

Instead, just run REGEDIT (Start à Run à Regedit)

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Recover
yConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1

I got into admin tools and eliminated the need for the psssword.
Now the durned thing goes right to the C prompt as soon as I tell it
which OS I want to fix. There's only one OS on my system. Thanks, though.

Blank, before I did that, also went to the C prompt.

 

[Ron Martell]

I got into admin tools and eliminated the need for the psssword.
Now the durned thing goes right to the C prompt as soon as I tell it
which OS I want to fix. There's only one OS on my system. Thanks, though.

Blank, before I did that, also went to the C prompt.

The C:\> prompt *is* the Recovery Console.

It is 100% command line driven. There is no Graphic Interface or Menu
system included.

For more information see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
Article ID : 307654
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=307654

Also use the Help and Support function in Windows XP and search it for
"Recovery Console".

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[Harry Krause]

The C:\> prompt *is* the Recovery Console.

It is 100% command line driven. There is no Graphic Interface or Menu
system included.

For more information see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
Article ID : 307654
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=307654

Also use the Help and Support function in Windows XP and search it for
"Recovery Console".

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

Stupid me...I thought there was some utility that would enable WinXP to
reload any damaged OS files from the CD. A "repair" facility, as it were.

Something "automatic" that would inspect installed files and get clean
copies of any that were missing or corrupted.

Is there?

 

[Ricky]

Stupid me...I thought there was some utility that would enable WinXP to
reload any damaged OS files from the CD. A "repair" facility, as it were.

Something "automatic" that would inspect installed files and get clean
copies of any that were missing or corrupted.

Is there?

If the computer will boot you can go to start..run and type sfc /scannow.
Note the space beteween c and /. Have your disk handy if it asks for it.

 

[Harry Krause]

If the computer will boot you can go to start..run and type sfc /scannow.
Note the space beteween c and /. Have your disk handy if it asks for it.

This is fascinating. I tried the sfc /scannow and even though I had my
WinXP Pro SP2 distro CD in the drive, I kept being asked to put my SP2
CD in my CD drive.

Winoows flummoxes me once again...

So, is there ANOTHER SP2 CD I don't know about? The XP SP2 download is a
huge *.exe file.

 

[Ron Martell]

This is fascinating. I tried the sfc /scannow and even though I had my
WinXP Pro SP2 distro CD in the drive, I kept being asked to put my SP2
CD in my CD drive.

Winoows flummoxes me once again...

So, is there ANOTHER SP2 CD I don't know about? The XP SP2 download is a
huge *.exe file.

The SP2 distribution CD will not suffice. What you will need to do is
to create a new installation CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it.

This will require:
- your original XP Pro Install CD
- the SP2 distribution CD or download
- a CD or DVD burner drive
- slipstreaming software such as nlite from http://www.nliteos.com
- CD burning software to create a new CD from the ISO file created by
nlite

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm