Winternals Software Even though Microsoft provides a decent stable of utilities to help you deal with boot issues, they may not solve all of your problems. Two of my favorite tools are made by Winternals Software. The first of these tools is called ERD Commander ERD Commander allows you to use a set of floppy disks or a CD to boot a dead system to a command prompt. You can then use standard DOS commands and a few special commands to fix the problem at hand. In the previous section, I discussed a tool called the Recovery Console.
In such situations, a tool I really like is called Remote Recover. Remote Recover uses a boot disk to connect the dead server to the network. Once connected, you can move any salvageable files across the network to a safe location while you work on the hard disk problems. The same thing once happened to me. I made a phone call to Winternals and explained my situation.
I gave them a credit card number over the phone just as if I were placing a normal order, and they e-mailed me a copy of the utility. I had my system up and running within an hour of making the phone call. Conclusion If a Windows Server fails to boot, there are a number of techniques you can use to deal with the problem.
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Show Comments. Hide Comments. This utility allows you to boot a PC containing a damaged copy of Windows to a command line. From the command line, you may accomplish such tasks as enabling and disabling services and manipulating files, even if they're stored on an NTFS partition. When you see the Windows splash screen, close it. We should warn you that the Recovery Console requires 74 MB of hard disk space.
If your copy of Windows is already damaged and you can't install the Recovery Console in this way, don't worry. There are other ways of accessing the Recovery Console. I'll discuss these methods later on. Accessing the Recovery Console Once you've installed the Recovery Console, you can access it by rebooting your PC and selecting the Recovery Console command from the boot menu.
You must log in using the Administrator account. If you've configured your system to act as a dual-boot or if you have multiple installations of Windows , you must select the installation you want to work with before typing the Administrator's password. Recovery Console commands Upon arriving at the command prompt, you may be a bit puzzled as to what to do next. After all, it's not every day that you use the command prompt to repair Windows NT.
Below, I've included a sample of some of the commands that will work in the Recovery Console. CLS Clears the screen. COPY Copies files from one location to another. Warning: Do not access the Recovery Console unless you are a skilled user or a system administrator.
Incorrect usage can result in loss of data or other damage to the software on your computer. Within the Recovery Console you can:. The information above is adapted from article at the Microsoft Help and Support web site. Search Microsoft Support. This requires approximately 7MB of disk space on your system partition to hold the cmdcons directory and files. Note: If you are using software mirroring, see article at the Microsoft Help and Support web site.
Note: If you use an incorrect password three times, the Recovery Console quits.
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