If you click on the Edit button you’ll see the boot.ini file, where you can see the new line for the recovery console.CHKDSK lets you check a hard drive for errors in Windows 10, specifically the kind of errors that arise when files aren't where they're supposed to be. Now you can change the timeout value down to something more reasonable, like 5 seconds or so. Select the Advanced tab, and then the Settings button under Startup and Recovery: To change this timeout, either right-click on My Computer and choose Properties or use the Win+Break shortcut key. I won’t go into detail about how to use the console, as that’s really a separate article altogether.Īfter you install this, you’ll suddenly notice that your computer waits at the boot menu for 30 seconds. Type HELP at the command prompt to see a list of all the commands. You’ll have to type the number, in this case you would type “1″, and then be prompted for the administrator password. Once the console loads up, it will ask you which installation you’d like to logon to. Once you have the recovery console installed, you can restart your computer and you should see it in the list of boot option choices:
If you have problems installing this, you’ll want to check out this Microsoft KB article. The installation will think for a minute…Īnd then you’ll get a prompt that the installation was successful (hopefully).
You’ll be prompted with a really wide dialog box to confirm that you really want to do this. Open up the Start \ Run dialog, and then type in the following command, adjusting the drive letter to match your cdrom drive: So if you have SP2 installed but your cd is for SP1, you’ll need to read this Microsoft KB article. It’s important to note that your cdrom version of XP has to match the version of XP that you have installed. Installing Recovery Console to the Hard Driveįirst you’ll need to insert your Windows XP cdrom into the drive. Note: If you have a dual-boot setup with Windows Vista, there’s a chance that installing this would screw up booting into Vista, so don’t use this until I can confirm otherwise.
This won’t help if your computer doesn’t boot at all, but in many cases you’ll find it useful. So where did you put that XP disc anyway? Why can’t we just install the recovery console to the hard drive?Īs it turns out, you can indeed install the recovery console as a boot menu option. When you have a problem with your Windows computer, you’ll usually be told to insert the Windows cdrom and then start the Recovery Console in order to fix the issue. Install Recovery Console as a Boot Menu Option on Windows XP FebruPosted by itnotepage in recovery console.
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