to start mircrosoft windows recovery console follow these steps:

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Starting the Windows Recovery Console
To start the Windows Recovery Console, use one of the following methods:
� Use the Windows Setup floppy disks or the Windows CD-ROM to start your computer. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press F10 or press 'R" to repair.
� Use the Winnt32.exe utility with the /cmdcons option to add the Windows Recovery Console to the Windows Startup folder. This procedure requires approximately 7 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space on the system partition to hold the Cmdcons folder and files.

Important If you are using software mirroring, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
229077 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229077/) Mirroring prevents pre-installing the Recovery Console
� Follow the instructions in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
222478 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222478/) Creating a template to run Recovery Console using a remote install server

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Using the Command Console
After you start the Windows Recovery Console, you receive the following message:
Microsoft Windows(R) Recovery Console

The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality.
Type EXIT to exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer.

1: C:WINDOWS

Which Windows Installation would you like to log on to
(To cancel, press ENTER)?
After you enter the number for the appropriate Windows installation, Windows will then prompt you to enter the Administrator account password.

Note If you use an incorrect password three times, the Windows Recovery Console closes. Also, if the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database is missing or damaged, you cannot use the Windows Recovery Console because you cannot have correct authentication. After you enter your password and the Windows Recovery Console starts, type exit to restart the comput
er.

When you use Windows XP Professional, you can set group policies to enable automatic administrative logon.

For more information about how to set Recovery Console to enable automatic administrative logon, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
312149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312149/) How to enable an administrator to log on automatically in Recovery Console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

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