Re: using recovery console - is it possible to do this...?

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:56:25 +0100

J wrote:

>I need to use recovery console to either edit the registry, or [the end
>result] to turn off the automatic restart "feature" after a blue screen.
>
>If I can't manually edit the registry from recovery console, perhaps there
>is a service or driver of some type that I can disable from recovery console
>instead?
>
>Ultimately I'm trying to read the blue screen, but can't get into windows
>(even safe mode) to disable the automatic restart on BSOD's.

I don't think there is any way in that to edit the registry or get into
the other means of turning off the auto-restart. What *might* work is
to restore to an earlier restore point, if you can manage to boot with
F8 to the menu and successfully boot
Safe Mode - Command Prompt only

Then give
C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
which will load the system restore to get another, backed up, registry
and files. It is likely that your trouble results from a damaged driver
and restore to an earlier point is the desirable course.

If that does not do it, you *could* try to use the method in
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;307545
which does start at recovery console, to get that original registry ,
boot using that and hence System restore to a suitable time.

But if it is a case of a fundamental file damaged so you cannot even do
the Command Prompt boot, I don't think this will get it bootable either.
In that case, the next thing is a repair reinstallation - Set the BIOS
to boot CD before Hard disk, then boot the XP CD, start Setup (do not
take 'Repair' at this stage), then after the license agreement take
'Repair Installation'. This will retain your existing software
installations and most settings. But Updates will have to be run again,
especially SP1; It is important to activate the basic XP Firewall
before you ever connect to the net to get the patches, so as to be
protected against things like the BLAST worm. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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