Can't start Recovery Console

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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]

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Harry Krause wrote:
> 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


--
Mike Pawlak

 

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MAP wrote:
> Harry Krause wrote:
>> 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
>
>


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.

 

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Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote:


>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

 

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Ron Martell wrote:
> Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> 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


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]

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"Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OGRZP2AtFHA.284@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Ron Martell wrote:
>> Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 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
>
>
> 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.

 

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Ricky wrote:
> "Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OGRZP2AtFHA.284@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Ron Martell wrote:
>>> Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>
>> 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.
>
>
>



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.

 

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Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote:


>
>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