Re: XP WIN RECOVERY CONSOLE; missing or corrupt: <WINDOWS ROOT>....
- From: John John <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:06:20 -0400
You have to log on to the Windows installation that you want to work on. If the Recovery Console does not list the Windows installations then there is probably something wrong with the disk or file system. To log on to the Windows installation you enter the corresponding number for the installation and you are then usually prompted for a password (the password requirement could have been changed via GPO within Windows).
Once logged on to the Recovery Console you will only have access to the Root folder of the drive(s) and to the %systemroot% folders and its subfolders, that is a security feature (that too could have been changed via GPO). The CD %systemroot% command should change to the Windows directory.
If you do not see a list of Windows installations or if you cannot log on to the installation you can run a chkdsk on the drive without needing to log on to any Windows installation, you should be able to run chkdsk /r on the drive. Be warned that running chkdsk *always* presents a risk of data loss! If chkdsk doesn't run then you may have other serious disk problems, try mounting the disk in another computer or try running a disk diagnostic utility from your drive manufacturer. If chkdsk runs and reports no errors, and if you can't see any files on the disk or only a few files, then maybe something nasty got you and deleted files on your drive.
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/en-us
John
1abnerd wrote:
There must be some misunderstanding- I've added an ";" to my subject.
I can start XP WIN Recovery Console. I was hoping someone familar with RC could look at the results from the RC commands entered and tell me what to do next. The fact that i can't "eapand" or "copy" the missing file from the xp dics to the hard drive indicates something else is wrong.
"Andrew E." wrote:
Recovery can still be accessed,simply boot to xp cd,at xp menu screen
press r For recovery,select 1 For C: Press enter key for password.
"1abnerd" wrote:
SYSTEM: WIN XP PRO SP2 AND ALL UPDATES 1 HD 1 PARTITION SO ONLY "C:" 2 GB MEM INTEL 530J CPU, INTEL MB 945
START UP STOPS WITH MESSAGE: WINDOWS could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <WINDOWS ROOT>\system 32\hal.dll Please reinstall a copy of the above file.
what I’m trying to avoid: installing old drive already loaded with win xp pro and making bad drive a slave; coping files I need then reinstall OS and all my apps and programs.
In Windows Recovery Mode Dir of C:\ i see my doc files but no OS related file, no c:\windows there is config.sys listed
using Recovery Console Commands and results:
RC is not installe on my HD started it from XP installation disk can not boot into safe mode
logon or logon /windows result: returns to prompt "c:\" shouldn't it "list the detected installations of windows?
bootcfg /list result: There are currently no boot entries available to display.
cd \windows result: The system cannot find the file or directory specified.
chdir \windows result: diddo
bootcfg /scan result: error: failed to successfully scan disks for Windows installations. This error may be caused by a corrupt file system.... Use chkdsk to detect errors.
chkdsk /p and chk /r result: shows info regarding HD with no indication of an HD error.
expand cd-rom:\i386\ntkrnlmp.ex_ c:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe result: Access is denied.
forgot command- it copies the missing hal.dll file from xp installation disk to OS system32 and I also used the "expand" version of this command result: Access is denied
FIXBOOT result: showed complete but same error message on restart
any ideas
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