Recoery console - revisited

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Not for Windows Vista. All recovery options are on the Vista DVD. If you
dual boot and want to add the XP recovery console to the Vista boot menu
then take a look at the "adding WinXP recovery console as a real GUID" post
by Richard Stallman in this newsgroup (dated 04/04/2007 2:18)

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Thanks fo rthe post. I finally found this on google:

The Vista boot manager displays all settings from boot.ini in the boot
menu that appears when you start your computer, but those
items in boot.ini are not genuine Vista boot manager options, if you
delete boot.ini, they won't appear any longer. I found a way to
add the WinXP recovery console (in case you installed it on your
harddisk) as a genuine GUID to the Vista Boot Store. Follow the
following instructions:

1) Create a new item in the vista boot store by copying ntldr item:


bcdedit.exe /copy {ntldr} /d "Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console"


2) make copies of the files ntldr and boot.ini in c:\ and rename the
copies (NOT THE originals!!!) to:
ntldr -> recc.bin
boot.ini -> recc.ini


3) Open recc.bin in a Hex Editor, find all instances of "boot.ini" and
change it to "recc.ini".


4) Open recc.ini in a text editor and set it to:


[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=c:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT
[operating systems]
c:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console"
/CMDCONS


5) open boot.ini in a text editor and remove the "recovery console"
line, it's not needed any longer, since from now on the Vista
boot manager will take care of that item


6) Finally, change the path of the osloader for the newly created
GUID:


bcdedit /set {GUID} PATH \recc.bin


where GUID is the guid assigned by bcdedit to the new item. You can
find it out by using


bcdedit /enum all


Here's a snapshot of the final settings that should make it more
clear:
http://home.arcor.de/wrfan/files/vista/BCDEdit.gif


look at the very bottom of the screenshot


Thanks
 
The same instructions were posted on the MS newsgroup. That was the post i
was directing you to.

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Windows - Shell/User

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David Sherman said:
Thanks fo rthe post. I finally found this on google:

The Vista boot manager displays all settings from boot.ini in the boot
menu that appears when you start your computer, but those
items in boot.ini are not genuine Vista boot manager options, if you
delete boot.ini, they won't appear any longer. I found a way to
add the WinXP recovery console (in case you installed it on your
harddisk) as a genuine GUID to the Vista Boot Store. Follow the
following instructions:

1) Create a new item in the vista boot store by copying ntldr item:


bcdedit.exe /copy {ntldr} /d "Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console"


2) make copies of the files ntldr and boot.ini in c:\ and rename the
copies (NOT THE originals!!!) to:
ntldr -> recc.bin
boot.ini -> recc.ini


3) Open recc.bin in a Hex Editor, find all instances of "boot.ini" and
change it to "recc.ini".


4) Open recc.ini in a text editor and set it to:


[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=c:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT
[operating systems]
c:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console"
/CMDCONS


5) open boot.ini in a text editor and remove the "recovery console"
line, it's not needed any longer, since from now on the Vista
boot manager will take care of that item


6) Finally, change the path of the osloader for the newly created
GUID:


bcdedit /set {GUID} PATH \recc.bin


where GUID is the guid assigned by bcdedit to the new item. You can
find it out by using


bcdedit /enum all


Here's a snapshot of the final settings that should make it more
clear:
http://home.arcor.de/wrfan/files/vista/BCDEdit.gif


look at the very bottom of the screenshot


Thanks


Not for Windows Vista. All recovery options are on the Vista DVD. If you
dual boot and want to add the XP recovery console to the Vista boot menu
then take a look at the "adding WinXP recovery console as a real GUID"
post
by Richard Stallman in this newsgroup (dated 04/04/2007 2:18)

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

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kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
the
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