Recovery Console - Comments Page 3

I tried the suggestion that you gave me about running CHKDSK, but I am still getting the 2 options when Windows starts. Also, I tried to run Recovery Console and it won't let me. A blue screen comes up and tells me that my computer will be shut down to prevent damage.

im having the same problem as JIM, it doesn't ask me to log in, it just goes to a c prompt and it says access denied when i try to do something.

I had the same problem - rec console kept asking me for admin password.. after researching I finally figured out that because I have xp Pro with SP2 instsalled... I could not use the old XP Pro CD to boot from, because it is older than service pack 2. I followed instructions to integrate SP2 with the old XP cd I had, but did not work.. I ended up getting a CD with XP Pro SP 2 files integrated into it and that eliminated the 'need admin password' problem.

I am not able to configure recovery console using drive:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons after updating service pack2 of Windows 2003 server.
Whenever I typed the above command it is showing the message that "set up cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is newer than the version on the CD".. Its very urgent.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm not sure that process works for W2003. Might be only a WinXP thing.

i boot windows xp sp2 cd, repair command, which windows would you like to log onto, type administrator password ....my pass is empty. i press enter and say password is not valid

EDITOR'S NOTE: This may help: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308402

I have the XP install cd, everything looks good but then the Welcome to Setup page that I expected doesn't show. It goes to the Partitioned Hard Drive page as if I clicked the Install Windows XP option. Help please, I saw that there's an 8mb partition so that may be the Recovery Console files installed previously. It doesn't give me the option to run Recovery Console though.

I am trying to fix a friends lap top. They get the "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt : windows\system32\config\system" error. I have an XP disk and tried getting to the recovery console but it says no hard drive is detected. I checked the physical connection and it is fine. I was able to rescue their important files using a freeware program so I believe the harddisk is physically ok. Why won't the recovery console detect the harddrive?

"Don't have a Windows Setup CDROM? You can run the Recovery Console installation from your hard drive. If your computer didn't come with a Windows Setup disk, the vendor should have copied an image of it to your hard drive instead. Look for a folder named I386 which contains the WINNT32.EXE file. It might be stored elsewhere on your hard drive, but let's assume you found this file in the C:\WINDOWS\I386 folder. Click Start, then click Run. Enter the command C:\WINDOWS\I386\WINNT32.EXE /cmdcons. Click Yes to confirm that you want to install Recovery Console. The same caveats apply if you have a Windows XP SP2 system."

How are we supposed to run that if our XP doesn't boot >_>

EDITOR'S NOTE: A Catch 22... you'll need to borrow a setup CD.

what is recovery console

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Recovery Console is.... Wait a minute, heh, you clever fellow! For a moment there I didn't realize that you were playing the online "Ask Bob Jeopardy" game. Nice one, you almost got me.

hi bob, i have a problem. my windows xp pro sp2 won't boot. so i did a chksdk /r in the recovery console, still didn't work. then i did a windows recovery. now my pc won't do the normal windows installing procedure, it's giving me error readings. any suggestions?

EDITOR'S NOTE: What kind of errors? Are the errors appearing when you try to re-install from the setup CD? It's possible you have a damaged hard drive.