Recovery Console commands
The following commands can be used with the Recovery Console:
• Attrib
Changes the attributes of a file or directory.
• Batch
Executes the commands specified in the text file.
• Bootcfg
Boot file (boot.ini) configuration and recovery.
• ChDir (Cd)
Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current directory.
• Chkdsk
Checks a disk and displays a status report.
• Cls
Clears the screen.
• Copy
Copies a single file to another location.
• Delete (Del)
Deletes one or more files.
• Dir
Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
• Disable
Disables a system service or a device driver
• Diskpart
Manages partitions on your hard drives.
• Enable
Starts or enables a system service or a device driver.
• Exit
Exits the Recovery Console and restarts your computer.
• Expand
Extracts a file from a compressed file.
• Fixboot
Writes a new partition boot sector onto the specified partition.
• Fixmbr
Repairs the master boot record of the specified disk.
• Format
Formats a disk.
• Help
Displays a list of the commands you can use in the Recovery Console.
• Listsvc
Lists the services and drivers available on the computer.
• Logon
Logs on to a Windows installation.
• Map
Displays the drive letter mappings.
• Mkdir (Md)
Creates a directory.
• More
Displays a text file.
• Net Use
Connects a network share to a drive letter.
• Rename (Ren)
Renames a single file.
• Rmdir (Rd)
Deletes a directory.
• Set
Displays and sets environment variables.
• Systemroot
Sets the current directory to the systemroot directory of the system you are currently logged on to.
• Type
Displays a text file.
To install the Recovery Console as a startup option
1.
With Windows running, insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
CLick Start and select Run.
3.
Type the following where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter:
D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To run the Recovery Console, restart your computer and select the Recovery Console option from the list of available operating systems.
• You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
• To see the commands available on the Recovery Console, type help at the at the console prompt.
• If your computer will not start, you can run the Recovery Console from the Setup CD. See Related Topics for information on running the Recovery Console when your computer will not start.