Comments on: Install Recovery Console as a Boot Menu Option on Windows XP

By: airmanchairman

airmanchairman — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:08:59 +0000

Good tutorial…
When I tried this to re-enter my XP SP2 computer that had locked me out due to a Trojan virus infestation, the recovery console installed OK, but on reboot when I selected it, I got:

A disk read error occurred
Press Control+Alt+Delete to restart

I got this no matter how many times I rebooted…

By: Maf

Maf — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:09:43 +0000

Hats off ……….

By: CHOUFFAI

CHOUFFAI — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:23:56 +0000

Great info. thanks.

By: Homer

Homer — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:45:02 +0000

I moved my data from a failing HD w/MaxBlast and somehow lost the Recovery Console..I have SP2 disk but am unable to find cmdcons on it….How can I get my RC back.? thanks…hh

By: Logik

Logik — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:43:35 +0000

Gr8 arttilce….. but main question is….how to use the recovery console…..or simply how can i repair meh XP with this in case any problems in XP

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:25:37 +0000

If using XP64 change i386 to AMD64

By: AGtheKiLLER

AGtheKiLLER — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:55 +0000

thanks ! great tool

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:47:40 +0000

any update using this with dual booting xpsp3 and vistasp1?

By: Don

Don — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:38:40 +0000

You do great work. I really like the articles. Clear, consice and useful

Thanks for being a GeeK !

By: The Geek

The Geek — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:52:21 +0000

@theboz99

I’m still researching the Vista angle… I’m not actually sure, but it would be interesting.