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HOW TO Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...b;en-us;307654


On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:16:20 +0100, in
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JONO scrawled:

>Hi-{
>
>Started my system up this morning to be greeted by the dull
>black n white screen with a message
>stating that windows\system\config file is missing or corrupt.
>and My options are to use the windows XP cd and choose R on
>the first screen.#
>
>Did just that, Got to boot from cd -came to the windows screen
>and I choose R for recovery.
>Now this Dos based recovery is not for the faint hearted, Even
>typing help didn`t give one much ov a clue
>I couldn`t see any option to recover the system or extract
>certain files, Just a few commands to fix the master boot ETC:
>
>So I thought if I wak my original winxp cdrom in the drive and
>go through the motions of a new installation It should detect
>my previous xp installation give me a chance to repair and
>overwrite the corrupt or missing file (which I have done
>several times before-with success)
>
>But to no avail it didn`t ask me, Only option was to install
>to a different windows folder.
>Well ov course I had to format the bastard thing...excuse my
>temper./// Bla bla bla
>
>Question ????????
>
>Can you repair such files from the recovery console and if
>you can then how>>>>>>> this would have saved me some right
>****ing around.
>
>
>Thanks for you concern...
>
>
>wayne
>

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