Recovery Console defunct in SP1 or SP2?

[Guest]

I'm trying to use the Recovery Console to fix a corrupt file allocation table
on a slave hard drive. I'm using XP Home SP2 and following the instructions
in Windows Help. I inserted my XP disc (an upgrade disc I bought retail) and
ran the needed command; I got the message that said "the operating system is
not the same version as the os on the CD" (something like that). I tried
again with my SP2 disc in the CD drive and it couldn't find the needed
executable file in any of the disc's folders.

Is Recovery Console no longer available?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It's available. Your xp cd appears not to have SP2 on it so make a
slipstreamed xp cd that includes the files from SP2. I like
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html

 

[Rich Barry]

Take a look at this info
http://jmfmvps.mvps.org/rc_sp2.htm

 

[Michael Stevens]

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I'm trying to use the Recovery Console to fix a corrupt file
allocation table on a slave hard drive. I'm using XP Home SP2 and
following the instructions in Windows Help. I inserted my XP disc
(an upgrade disc I bought retail) and ran the needed command; I got
the message that said "the operating system is not the same version
as the os on the CD" (something like that). I tried again with my
SP2 disc in the CD drive and it couldn't find the needed executable
file in any of the disc's folders.

Is Recovery Console no longer available?

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Setup cannot continue because.....newer...version.
#29 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html
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[Harvey Gratt]

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Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Setup cannot continue because.....newer...version.
#29 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

It appears that only the extracted file winnt32.exe is required for the
procedure. Any chance you could post this file on your site in order to
avoid having people (especially those on dial-up) download the large SP2
patch?

Thanks,
Harvey

 

[Michael Stevens]

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It appears that only the extracted file winnt32.exe is required for
the procedure. Any chance you could post this file on your site in
order to avoid having people (especially those on dial-up) download
the large SP2 patch?

Thanks,
Harvey

I could, but Microsoft frowns on hosting their copyrighted files on
non-Microsoft sites.
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[Harvey Gratt]

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I could, but Microsoft frowns on hosting their copyrighted files on
non-Microsoft sites.

Hadn't thought of that. Do you think they would be interested in posting
your solution in their knowledge base (along with the file)?

Thanks,
Harvey