Q. How can I install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP?

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AllowRemovableMedia = FALSE prevents access to removable media as a target for copied files.

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AllowWildCards = FALSE prevents wildcard support for commands such as copy and del.

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NoCopyPrompt = FALSE causes prompting to confirm overwriting an existing file.

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Batch executes commands that you specify in the text file, Inputfile.Outputfile holds the output of the commands. If you omit the Outputfileparameter, output appears on the screen.

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Bootcfg modifies the Boot.ini file for boot configuration andrecovery.

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CD (Chdir) changes the current directory (folder).

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Chkdsk The /p switch runs Chkdsk even if the drive is not flagged as dirty. The/r switch, which implies /p, locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.  Chkdsk requires Autochk, which it looks for in the startup folder, prompting if it can't find it there or on the CD.

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Cls clears the screen.

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Copy copies one file to a target location. Copying a compressed file from the CD decompresses it.

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Del (Delete) deletes one file.

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Dir displays a list of all files, including hidden and system files.

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Disable disables a Windows system service or driver. The variableservice_or_driver is the name of the service ordriver that you want to disable. When you use this command to disable aservice, the command displays the service's original startup type before itchanges the type to SERVICE_DISABLED.

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Diskpart manages partitions on hard disk volumes. The /add option creates a new partition. The /delete option deletes an existing partition. The variable device is thedevice name for a new partition, like deviceharddisk0, and driveis the drive letter for a partition that you are deleting, like  D.Partition is the name for a partition that you are deleting, like deviceharddisk0partition1 and can be used instead of thedrive variable. The variable size is the size, in megabytes, of a newpartition.

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Enable enables a Windows system service or driver. The variableservice_or_driver is the name of the service ordriver that you want to enable, and start_type isthe startup type for an enabled service. The startup type uses one of the following formats:

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Exit quits the Recovery Console, and then restarts thecomputer.

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Expand expands a compressed file.

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Fixboot writes a new startup sector on the system partition.

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Fixmbr repairs the startup partition's master boot code. The variabledevice is an optional name that specifies the device that requires a new MasterBoot Record. Omit this variable when the target is the startup device.

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Format formats a disk. The /q switch performs a quick format. The /fs switch specifies the file system.

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Help If you do not use the command variable to specify a command, help lists all the commands that the Recovery Consolesupports.

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Listsvc displays all available services and drivers on thecomputer.

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Logon displays detected installations of Windows and requests the localAdministrator password for those installations. Use this command to move toanother installation or subdirectory.

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Map displays currently active device mappings. Include the arc option to specify the use of Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) paths(the format for Boot.ini) instead of Windows device paths.

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MD (Mkdir) makes a new folder.

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More/Type displays the specified text file on screen.

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Rd (Rmdir) deletes a folder.

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Ren (Rename) renames a file system object.

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Set displays and sets the Recovery Console environment variables.

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Systemroot sets the current directory to %SystemRoot%.