Questions tagged [recovery-console]
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Windows: how to install driver from recovery command prompt?
I'm trying to enable Intel SRT on my laptop. To do this, I need to change SATA controller mode from AHCI to RAID. The problem is that windows has no drivers for RAID and I can't install it while controller is in AHCI mode.
For now I have RAID…
Oleg Titov
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How do I reset the registry using the repair console in Windows 7?
I need to fix a Windows 7 machine that can only boot into Safe Mode. I cannot use a DVD or take out the hard disk, and there are no dates available for System Restore to restore to.
With Windows XP or Vista, I would've done the following:
Switch…
jonas
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How do I fix a Windows XP bootloader error when BOOTCFG, FIXBOOT, and FIXMBR do nothing?
I recently replaced a faulty hard drive with two hard drives that I then raided (1) together and installed Windows XP on about a week ago. Since then, I have always received this error:
Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware…
NobleUplift
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Tmp directory deleted, I cannot login to the system
I missinput a command in a directory (I don't remember what it is. Maybe it's in my home/user/, or in the / directory) in Ubuntu Linux.
sudo rm -f -r tmp
After that, when I restart and log in, I cannot login when I use that user. The system says…
user2195
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How to replace video driver from System Recovery Console
I ran into a situation where my Lenovo T410 shows just a blank screen, even without a mouse cursor. I've documented the issue in this question. I think that the issue, most probably, is caused by the NVidia driver. All my attempts to boot the system…
Ondrej Tucny
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Windows Recovery Console - forgot password
I upgraded to Windows XP SP3, which immediately "broke" the laptop - it never booted with SP3 on it. I put in the Windows XP install disk I had originally used to set up the laptop, and it ran for a while, then said there's no hard disk present, so…
Carl
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Unable to use Windows XP Recovery Console when Administrator account has changed its name
I can't use Windows XP's Recovery Console, since I have changed the name of the Administrator account.
Is there any solution?
daisy
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Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
I am getting this error when trying to boot Windows XP:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
It further instructs me to use the original Startup CD-ROM and select r to start…
Eternal Learner
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How to fix "This disk doesn't contain a Windows-XP compatible partition"?
Previous Title
How can I assign a drive letter with the Windows XP recovery console?
I've read older post on this question but didn't help me to fix it so I'm asking it here again. I tried to install XP by removing external HD but didn't worked the…
avirk
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Recovering a missing XP NTFS partition when testdisk, chkdsk, mbrtool, mbrfix, fixmbr, fixboot all fail
I have an netbook hard drive that won't boot or be mounted and is refusing to cooperate in my debugging. There were two partitions on the disk, an Acer installed recovery partition and my main XP one.
Summary:
Only the 6GB recovery partition is…
ChrisJ
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Windows 10 lacks partitions and WinRe options
I have just installed a fresh windows 10 v1909. Having installed some apps, I activated bitlocker. Bitlocker warned me saying "something" about a recovery partition not existing and how it can be made manually if needed. When I went to disk manager…
Enforcer
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Windows XP recovery console locks CD drive, even after restart!
Whenever I use my Windows XP SP2 installation CD that came with my Dell computer to use the recovery console, I have a problem.
I understand that it's a bad idea to remove the CD while the recovery console is in use, because recovery console needs…
eleven81
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Windows 7 Recovery partition present but no option when booting
On my Dell Studio XPS1645 I have a 14,65GB Recovery partition with WindowsRE on it. The problem is that I have no "Boot in recovery" when I press F8 on the boot loader (it's the standard Windows boot loader, edited with EasyBCD to add a Linux…
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Windows XP Recovery Console and Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Triple Boot
No, this is not how a question on how to correctly install each three OS's on one hard drive, although that is what I plan on doing.
Rather, my question is about the Recovery Console found on Windows XP. As many know, you access this after booting…
user76275
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Is Advanced Boot Options Same as Advanced Startup Options?
Is Advanced Boot Options exactly same as Advanced Startup Options?
Or is Advanced Boot Options only available in Windows 7 and it's replaced by Advanced Startup Options later on in Windows 8?
Donbe_280385
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