| "Deep
in the sea are riches beyond compare.
But if you seek safety, it is on the shore."
How
do I install the Recovery Console
The
Windows 2000 recovery console enables an Administrator to gain
access to a 2000 system from a command session to replace damaged
files and to disable or enable services. When installed it adds
an option to the Windows 2000 start menu.
To
install perform the following:
1.
Boot into Windows 2000
2.
Insert the installation CD
3.
From a command prompt move to the I386 directory and type:
C:\> winnt32 /cmdcons
4.
A dialog will be displayed asking for confirmation. Click Yes.
5.
File will be copied to the computer and an extra item added to
the boot menu.
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Command Console"
/cmdcons
6.
A completion message will be displayed. Click OK
Rebooting
the computer will enable the option "Microsoft Windows 2000
Command Console" to be selected and start Windows 2000 in
command mode.
You
will be asked which 2000 installation to repair and the Administrator
password:
|
Microsoft Windows 2000(TM) Recovery Console.
The Recovery Consoel
provides system repair and recovery functionality.
Type EXIT to quit the Recovery
Console and restart the computer.
1: C:\Winnt
2: F:\WINNT
Which Windows 2000 installation
would you like to log onto
(To cancel, press ENTER)? 2
Type the Administrator password: *** |
Once you have
entered the password you will be able to enter a number of commands
such as DISABLE to disable a service, DISKPART to create and remove
partitions and many others. Just type HELP for a list of all commands.
Its also possible
to activate the console directory from the installation CD by
booting off of the CD (if you motherboard supports CD booting),
select Repair and press C to repair using the console.
If you have
renamed the Administrator account the console will still work
however deleting the Administrator account will render the console
inoperative.
The Recovery
Console does have some security built-in and you can only access
the root of the system driver and the %systemroot% directory and
its sub-directories.
Some
of the most useful commands are:
LISTSVC
|
List
services |
| ENABLE/DISALBE |
Enable/disable
service |
| DISKPART |
Equivalent
of FDISK |
| FIXBOOT |
Create
a new boot sector on the system partition |
| FIXMBR |
FDISK
/MBR equivalent (problems with RAID etc) |
| LOGON |
List
installation of Windows 2000 installation and can choose which
to work on |
| SYSTEMROOT |
Move
to the system root |
| MAP |
Display
a list of drives and their ARC paths. Useful to fix boot.ini
problems |
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