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Windows XP Recovery Commands

Anonymous
2017-09-06T01:44:38+00:00

I have a recovery disk that allows me to use Command Prompts to restore Windows XP. Is there a list of what commands to use or even better, a step by step how to?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-09-06T02:01:05+00:00

    Dear Hwy,

    Please find below the list of commands in order to boot from the recovery drive:

    1. Boot from a standard Windows XP Install CD (not a Network Install CD).
    2. At the first setup screen, hit R to repair Windows using the Recovery Console.
    3. Select the Windows installation that you would like to repair by entering its number, followed by Enter.
    4. At the Recovery Console, type each following commands followed by Enter:
      • CD..
      • ATTRIB -H C:\boot.ini
      • ATTRIB -S C:\boot.ini
      • ATTRIB -R C:\boot.ini
      • del boot.ini
      • BOOTCFG /Rebuild
        • Set the Load Identifier to: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
        • Set the OS Load Options to: /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
      • CHKDSK /R
      • FIXBOOT
    5. Type exit to reboot the computer.

    This will rebuild the OS back for you.

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