Using Recovery Console

Using Recovery Console The Recovery Console, first introduced with Windows 2000, is a console with a command-line interface
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Using Recovery ConsoleUsing Recovery ConsoleThe Recovery Console, first introduced with Windows 2000, is a console with acommand-line interface, providing administrators and administrative users with thenecessary tools for repairing a system that wont boot. Recovery Console allows you tostart and stop services, format disks, retrieve data from and write data to local hard disks(including NTFS drives), repair corrupt master boot records (MBR) and/or boot sectors,and perform other administrative tasks.This tool is especially useful if you need to restore a damaged system by copying one ormore system files from diskette or CD to the local hard drive or reconfigure the service ordriver that is preventing Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 frombooting.Note The Recovery Console requires you to login to the selected operating system as the Administrator.Methods of Starting Recovery ConsoleThere are several methods of starting Recovery Console: Start Recovery Console from Windows Setup program As an alternative method, you can install Recovery Console on the local hard drive and include it as an option in the boot menuStarting Recovery Console Using the Setup ProgramAs already mentioned, you can start Recovery Console from the Windows 2000/XP orWindows Server 2003 Setup program. The easiest way of doing so is to boot yourcomputer from the distribution CD (if your computer is equipped with a bootable CD-ROM device).If you cant boot from the CD but have another operating system installed on yourcomputer, you can use that operating system to start the Setup program. However, it isoften the case that there is no other operating system on the computer that can be used tostart the Setup program (or the alternative operating system is also unbootable). InWindows 2000, you can start the Setup program using four setup diskettes. In WindowsXP, to perform the same task, you need five setup diskettes (or even more, if you areworking with localized versions). In Windows Server 2003, unfortunately, there is nosuch option. However, to start the Setup program, you can proceed as follows: Create a Windows 98/ME Emergency Boot Disk. In addition to the files automatically copied to this diskette when it is created, copy the Smartdrv.exe file to this diskette (this file is needed to make the Setup procedure run faster). Reboot the system from this diskette and select the option of booting the system with CD-ROM support. Run SmartDrive from the command prompt, then start the Winnt.exe program located in the/I386 directory on the distribution CD. The Setup program will then start.In either case, youll need to wait until the system completes initial file copying. Afterthis is completed, Setup prompts you to select one of the following options: you mayinstall a new copy of Windows Server 2003, restore a damaged Windows Server 2003installation, or exit Setup (Fig. 2.14). When this screen appears, press the key.Figure 2.14: The Welcome to Setup screen, prompting the user to select betweeninstalling Windows Server 2003 anew, repairing a damaged Windows Server 2003installation, or exiting SetupSetup will then search your hard drives for existing Windows Server 2003 installationsand prompt you to select the one that needs to be restored. Recovery Console provides apowerful set of tools, including the following capabilities: Formatting partitions Starting and stopping services Reading and writing files Repairing damaged boot sectors and master boot records (MBR)After you select the Recovery Console option, Setup will prompt you to select theWindows Server 2003 installation to be repaired (if you have installed multiple copies ofWindows Server 2003). Next, Setup will ask you to enter the Administrators passwordfor the installation selected.Including Recovery Console into the Boot MenuIf you need to include Recovery Console in the boot menu as an option, do the following: 1. Login to the local Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 system as the Administrator or a member of the Administrators group. 2. Insert the Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 distribution CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. If you receive a prompt to upgrade your current operating system, click No. 4. Go to the distribution CD and, from the command line, execute the following command: \i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons 5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.Deleting Recovery Console from the Boot MenuIf you need to delete Recovery Console from the boot menu, proceed as follows: 1. Go to the root directory of the system partition. Delete the \Cmdcons folder and Cmldr file. Note Both the \Cmdcons folder and Cmldr file have the Hidden and System attributes. This means that they are considered as operating-system protected files, which by default arent displayed by Windows Explorer. To delete these files using Windows Explorer or My Computer, configure the file and folder display options (Folder Options Control Panel applet) to display the operating-system protected files. 2. Open the Boot.ini file for editing (notice that Windows XP and products from the Windows Server 2003 family allow you to do this from the System applet). Find the string corresponding to the Recovery Console option and delete this command string. An example of the syntax of this command is shown below: 3. C:\cmdcons\bootsect.dat=Microsoft Windows .NET Server Recovery Console /cmdcons Note If you are working with Windows 2000, the instructions provided above are also applicable. The only difference is that you will need to clear the Read- Only attribute from the Boot.ini file and ...