Problem with System Recovery

[WhiteTea77581]

I booted up to a System Recovery prompt and I could not get any of the
commands to work.

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:40:05 AM , and on a
whim, WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:

I booted up to a System Recovery prompt and I could not get any of the
commands to work.

Thanks,
Andy

Hi Andy,

What exactly are you trying to do? I had a workstation yesterday fail
after the Windows Updates with the System hive missing or corrupt.
Trying to boot into the RC only caused a reboot. So I performed a
Repair Install instead, which was successful. That is located in the
Install Windows second menu which is also called "Repair".


Terry R.

 

[VanguardLH]

I booted up to a System Recovery prompt and I could not get any of the
commands to work.

Is "System Recovery" something provided by whomever is the unidentified
manufacturer of your desktop or laptop computer? If so, you'll have to
read their instructions as to why it comes up, like maybe a problem with
the hard disk.

Or is "System Recovery" the Recovery Console Mode for Windows XP? If
so, were you able to successfully log in (using the Administrator
account)? If so, the Recovery Console mode is NOT the equivalent of
DOS. Many commands will be restricted. It is only for recovery, not as
a DOS-like environment.

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

 

[db]

if you installed a
anti virus that is
protecting your
disk at the mbr
level,

then it can explain
why your system has
been rendered un
functional.

unfortunately, with these
kinds of anti virus programs,
who needs malicious
infections?

perhaps, you might try to
initiate a "repair installation"
with the xp cd or

try to install a parallel o.s.
in another partition or slave
if you have one.

if the repair and or reinstall
fails, then you might try to
install that hard drive on
a functional pc then try
to repair it from there.

if possible, try running the
commands at the disk
prompt:

chkdsk /p
fixboot
fixmbr.

if nothing above works
out but you cannot afford
to loose your personal
files,

then run to the store an
install a new harddrive
on your system.

it can be a small one
that can be reserved as
a back up operating system
for emergencies, like these.

I have one and it is very
handy, like having insurance.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
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~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I booted up to a System Recovery prompt

Exactly what do you mean by "a System Recovery prompt"? How did you
boot to it?

and I could not get any of the
commands to work.

Exactly what commands did you try? What happened when you tried them?
If you got error messages, please quote them verbatim.

 

[WhiteTea77581]

Exactly what do you mean by "a System Recovery prompt"? How did you
boot to it?


Exactly what commands did you try? What happened when you tried them?
If you got error messages, please quote them verbatim.

I tried copy and attrib.

I will get back with the exact error message.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea77581]

The date and time was Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:40:05 AM , and on a
whim, WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:



Hi Andy,

What exactly are you trying to do?  I had a workstation yesterday fail
after the Windows Updates with the System hive missing or corrupt.
Trying to boot into the RC only caused a reboot.  So I performed a
Repair Install instead, which was successful.  That is located in the
Install Windows second menu which is also called "Repair".

I think Windows Recovery Console is meant for worst case scenarios.

It has a good variety of commands like copy, attrib, etc.

If you type help, it gives a list of all the commands available.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea77581]

Exactly what do you mean by "a System Recovery prompt"? How did you
boot to it?


Exactly what commands did you try? What happened when you tried them?
If you got error messages, please quote them verbatim.

I installed the Windows System Console today from microsoft.com.

When you hit F8 during startup, it is an available option.

It is saying "The parameter is not valid." for things such as attrib
and copy.

Andy

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:40:41 PM , and on a
whim, WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:

I think Windows Recovery Console is meant for worst case scenarios.

It has a good variety of commands like copy, attrib, etc.

If you type help, it gives a list of all the commands available.

Andy

Oh, I'm quite familiar with the RC, but as I stated, yesterday even the
RC wouldn't launch.


Terry R.

 

[Lem]

I installed the Windows System Console today from microsoft.com.

When you hit F8 during startup, it is an available option.

It is saying "The parameter is not valid." for things such as attrib
and copy.

Andy

You need to provide additional information, specifically, what
parameters did you try to use with attrib and copy?

For details of what parameters are permitted with various commands used
in the Recovery Console, see KB 314058, linked in VanguardLH's earlier post.

I've not tried it, but I believe that the +A and -A parameters and the
/S and /D switches are not available for the attrib command in the
Recovery Console. On the other hand, +C and -C are available.

Again, I haven't tried it, but it appears that *no* parameters are
permitted with the Copy command in the Recovery Console, and furthermore:

<QUOTE>
You cannot use wildcard characters indicated by an asterisk (*), and you
cannot copy a folder. If you copy a compressed file from the Windows
installation disc, the file is automatically decompressed while it is
copied.

The source of the file can be removable media, any folder in the system
folders of the current Windows installation, the root of any drive, the
local installation sources, or the Cmdcons folder.
</QUOTE>

 

[WhiteTea77581]

You need to provide additional information, specifically, what
parameters did you try to use with attrib and copy?

For details of what parameters are permitted with various commands used
in the Recovery Console, see KB 314058, linked in VanguardLH's earlier post.

I've not tried it, but I believe that the +A and -A parameters and the
/S and /D switches are not available for the attrib command in the
Recovery Console. On the other hand, +C and -C are available.

Again, I haven't tried it, but it appears that *no* parameters are
permitted with the Copy command in the Recovery Console, and furthermore:

I tried copy /? which is what works in a cmd window to get the
available switches.

Did someone drop the ball and change that ?
Just kidding.

Andy