Re: Command Prompt in DOS?

In news:44F2A0D0-C76D-4910-A9A8-77558CE56C39@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Bud Z <BudZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
William,

Now I'm really in a pickle!!
I went to western digitals hd site and downloaded the utility file
for this drive. To make a long story short, I inserted the first
floppy and rebooted the machine and it booted to windows.
I then proceeded to maka a WinXP boot disk using the Ntidr,
Ntdetect.com and the boot.ini files.
It booted fine with this floppy but just to be sure I could use the
recovery console I booted from the Xp cd and followed your
instructions as to the " r " command and let it do it's thing.
Now my problem is it won't boot from any of the above options, it
just keeps rebooting with a flash dialog box that says "not enough
virtual memory"
I'm thinking when I used the " r " , repair switch it over wrote my
previous sys file from Sp2.
I can't even boot in the safe mode to restore to an earlier date, it
keeps rebooting even there.
Is there another way I can restore my sys files to a previous date?

Thanks Much,

Bud Z

See the link in my post.
Recovery console info.
#21 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#021
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"WTC" wrote:

Where are you getting F10 from?

When you boot of the Windows XP CD the first screen you seen that
would need user input is:

http://www.lprf.ca/files/enter_rc.jpg

Then you would press 'r' to enter the Recovery Console.

Have you tried just hitting the ENTER button. Usually XP Home has no
password set for the built-in Administrator account unless someone
has changed the password.

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"Bud Z" <lzimmerman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes I have the cd but when I use it to boot and use the F10 at
windows setup it asks me for administrator password.
This is a home pc, I never set it up to use administrator so what
do I type in here?

Again Thanks,

Bud Z
"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Do you have a Windows XP CD? You can boot off the Windows XP CD to
enter the Recovery Console.

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058

You can also download the Floppy images for the Win XP Setup which
will give you access to the Recovery Console.

How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994

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"Bud Z" <lzimmerman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The problem is I did not install the recovery console when I
installed XP and I now have Sp2 so from my understanding, I would
have to re-install XP, install the recovery console then
re-install Sp1 and 2 to be able to fix the Master Boot Record.
Am I right?

Thanks,

Bud Z
"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Bud,

I think you are going the wrong way, what are you trying to
accomplish.

To fix a Master Boot Record for XP you would use the command
"fixmbr" in the recovery console.

Read the following on how to start the Recovery Console from the
XP CD and the available commands.

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314058

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"Bud Z" <lzimmerman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Doing it this way does not recognize the command fdisk /mbr c:

Thanks,

Bud Z

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You cannot get into MS-DOS with XP.

You can, however, start in Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

[[To start your computer at a command prompt
1. Print these instructions before continuing. They will not
be available
after you shut your computer down in step 2.
2. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down
list, click
Shut down.
3. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and
then click OK.
4. When you see the message Please select the operating
system to start,
press F8.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Command
Prompt, and then
press ENTER.
6. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the
installation
that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press
ENTER. Notes
NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric
keypad will function.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uGYlaP9OGHA.3576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Bud Z <lzimmerman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I have WinXP Sp2 and I want to use dos command's and
switch's at a command prompt in dos not in windows.
How do I go about getting a command prompt only before windows
boots?

Thanks,

Bud Z



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