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Fredxx
Is it possible to a rename folder with a long file name in the recovery
console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
Fredxx said:Is it possible to a rename folder with a long file name in the recovery
console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
Pegasus said:I think so but I haven't tried. Have you? In general I recommend you make
yourself a boot CD such as a Bart PE boot CD. It is far more versatile and
powerful than the Recovery Console. It lets you rename anything and it
gives you access to any file or folder. It also lets you run tools such as
regedit.or robocopy.
Is it possible to a rename folder with a long file name in the recovery
console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
Many thanks for your reply. Although the Microsoft website says in many
places you can rename folders in recovery console, I have yet to see a way
of doing it. RENAME only works on files.
I am currently looking into this and thanks again.
Jose said:Can you reveal some of the many places Microsoft website says you can
rename folders with RC?
I would like to be able to understand that.
John said:If you mean long filenames as opposed to 8.3 filenames, yes. If you
mean path too deep files, no. What exact problem are you having that
requires you to work files from the Recovery Console?
John
Fredxx said:Old motherboard gave up the ghost and I was hoping to rename the
Doucments and Settings folder in case a new instalation of XP deleted
these folders. The install instructions said these folders may be
deleted on install.
Daave said:Please define the term "new instalation of XP." Are you planning on
performing a Clean Install or a Repair Install? If the former, that means
everything will be created from scratch.
Also, please post a link to these instructions you are referring to.
Fredxx said:Is it possible to a rename folder with a long file name in the
recovery console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
Fredxx said:A repair install, over the top of the old one.
When I run the install disk, at the same time it says it will
delete the existing Windows directory.
One examplehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058
To quote the relevent section:
"Use, copy, rename, or replace operating system files and folders"
What is there to understand?
Fredxx said:A repair install, over the top of the old one.
When I run the install disk, at the same time it says it will delete
the existing Windows directory.
Jose said:Do you interpret that sentence to mean you can rename a folder?
Read it like this:
Use copy
Use rename
Or replace operating system files and folders
RC is limited, but useful. Renaming a folder is not within it's
powers.
If you are replacing a MB, and want to use your original HDD, you
should have said so. There is a process for doing that but it has
nothing to do with RC.
Do you need to a good article that describe the best way to replace a
MB into an old working XP environment, or are you well on your way
with the information you have?
Fredxx said:Is it possible to a rename folder with a long file name in the
recovery console from the install CD?
Would greatly appreciate some help.
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