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How to Enter Windows XP Recovery Console

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Make Necessary Changes in Windows XP Recovery Console

Recovery Console - Windows XP Recovery Console

Windows XP Recovery Console - Step 6 of 6

The Recovery Console is now fully loaded and the cursor should be sitting at the prompt, ready for a command, as shown in the screen shot above.

Make any changes necessary in the Windows XP Recovery Console. When complete, take out the Windows XP CD and type exit to restart the computer.

Note: A limited number of commands are available for use from within Recovery Console. See the complete list of Recovery Console commands for more information.

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