Tutorial: Install Recovery Console to boot menu

I see...it was my mistake...appologize for that...

Or could use bootcfg /rebuild to rebuild new boot file.

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, start the computer from the Windows XP CD, start the Recovery Console, and then use the Bootcfg.exe tool to rebuild the Boot.ini file. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. For information about how to do this, see your computer documentation, or contact your computer manufacturer.
2. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.
3. When you receive the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
4. When you receive the "Welcome to Setup" message, press R to start the Recovery Console.
5. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you have to use from the Recovery Console.
6. When you are prompted, type the administrator password, and then press ENTER.
7. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /list, and then press ENTER. The entries in your current Boot.ini file appear on the screen.
8. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /rebuild, and then press ENTER. This command scans the hard disks of the computer for Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows NT installations, and then displays the results. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to add the Windows installations to the Boot.ini file. For example, follow these steps to add a Windows XP installation to the Boot.ini file:
a. When you receive a message that is similar to the following message, press Y:
Total Identified Windows Installs: 1

[1] C:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All)
b. You receive a message that is similar to the following message:
Enter Load Identifier
This is the name of the operating system. When you receive this message, type the name of your operating system, and then press ENTER. This is either Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
c. You receive a message that is similar to the following:
Enter OS Load options
When you receive this message, type /fastdetect, and then press ENTER.

Note The instructions that appear on your screen may be different, depending on the configuration of your computer.
9. Type exit, and then press ENTER to quit Recovery Console. Your computer restarts, and the updated boot list appears when you receive the "Please select the operating system to start" message.


taken from http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;330184

Hi,

I'm in need of some help and you people seem to know a lot about Windows Recovery Console. Here's the problem, I have 2x36 raptors in raid 0 and I've formatted it to use a 16k cluster sized partition. The problem I have is when I try to install XP Pro on the partition, it loads the setup files, reboots and I get this error:

A disk read error occured
press ctrl alt del

What I'm trying to do is start Recovery Console and run chkdsk /p to fix the partition and hopefully be able to install Winblows. :giddy: Unfortunately, when I try to start RC via the XP installation disk, it asks to for a floppy to be inserted and I don't have a floppy drive. Well, I figured out you can install RC onto a hard drive, which I did on my spare IDE drive, and I can start RC and when it asks if I want to install any Raid drivers I can't because I don't have a floppy drive. Now, here is the problem, I can't run chkdsk /p unless RC can install my Intel Raid driver to see my 2x36gig Raptors in Raid 0.

So, is there a way to slipstream my raid driver into RC so when I reboot my pc and run RC it will be able to see my 2x36 Raptors in raid 0?

Edit: Never mind. I got it to work and recovery console didn't help.

recovery consol

if i were to try to install this recovery consol at this time, would it cause me to lose any of my data and files? as there is no problem with my pc other than i would like to have a better one `lol`

I'm trying to instal recovery console from my installation cd onto my pc. Ive issued the command as instructed in the command windows which is fine, but then I receive a message 'set up was unable to reach the Msoft windows update site because it is currently unavailable', and I then get the choice of exiting or proceeding with set up. I nturally exit because I don't want to set up windows.

Am I doing something wrong?

I have win xp home edition sp 2

Sorry. i worked it out.

I simply [proceeded with the instal. I thought it was asking to reinstall the whole of Windows.
Recovery console now installed.

Yet another seriously bad Homer moment
:giddy:

how do i enter these commands (eg cmd.exe) on the bootup mennu(F8) when i dont have the winxp disk? How do i reach this ?

bootcfg.exe ????

Hi i have a problem.
My system Xp home sp 2 doesnt regonize i have a bootcfg.exe i tried to search for it and it doesnt exists.
Problem is that i have a Windows XP pro Installation program in menu, and i need to delete that. ANd i dont understand where my bootcfg.exe is

@tomrca - no, you should not lose any data - the Recovery Console can be installed at any time ... though, as you may have read earlier on in this thread, if you have already upgraded to SP2 and your original OS CD was pre-SP2, then you need to slipstream the SP2 file into the files from your original OS CD ... as said, there is a post earlier in the thread that explains how to do that.

@bonez - a possibility is that the OS files were included by your manufacturer somewhere on your harddrive - do a file search for winnt32 and see whether the file shows up a second time outside your regular windows folder ... in order to get to the command prompt in WindowsXP, just click on Start, then on Run and type in 'cmd' (without the ' ') and click OK.

I just did it
it is useful :angel:

This sounds pretty handy, however i'm having a problem. I put in my OS cd (winxp pro) went into command prompt from start menu, typed in the command, and got the message,

The system cannot find the path specified.

Then i went to the security screen on the 1st page of this topic enabled that, and tried it again, and still same thing. Am i missing something? I have a dell latitude d600 laptop, Winxp pro, sp2.

wow- thanks

Boy, I wish I'd had that this morning. I am sure it will come in handy at some point in the future.
Thanks
B

OOPS spoke to soon

I have SP2. and quote: "So, you need to copy the XP CD to hard disk, then run ,,,,,,"
Its that part about copy the XP CD to the HD that seems like over kill to me.
Hopefully, a quicker route will show up some time.
It really does sound like a great idea.
B

How to install recovery console with SATA support..

Hi,
All the above posts are ok for hdd without SATA , but as I have SATA hdd, after installing recovery console with above said parameters, I cannot boot into it, I get BSOD.

I use Windows XP Pro SP2

Please help.
Regards,
Sourav Ghosh