Windows XP Console Commands detailed

First, the application of the console detailed

1. Install using Recovery Console

There are two ways to use the command Recovery Console, which is booting with the Windows XP boot CD, and then choosing to use the command to restore console repair when it starts, and the second is to install it while XP is running. How to: First insert the Windows XP installation boot disk into the CD drive, select Run in the Start menu (or press "Win key +r") to open the Run dialog box, enter the command x\1386\winnt32. Exe/cmdcons (where x is the drive letter to load XP), when the system asks you whether to install the command to restore the console, select Yes, the Installation Wizard appears, and then choose to skip network updates, such as file copy completed, installation success. After restarting, you can see the Microsoft Windows XP Recovery console option in the Startup list.

2. If you do not need a recovery Console, you can delete it manually.

Open My Computer and double-click the drive that has the Recovery Console installed, assuming C disk. into the C-packing directory, delete the "Cmdcons" folder, Cmldr files. Right-click the Boot.ini file, select Properties, clear the Read-only check box in the Open window, and OK to exit. Then open the Boot.ini file in Notepad, delete the entry for the Recovery Console, close the file after saving it, and then restore the read-only property of the Boot.ini file.

Ii. file and Directory operation commands

Attrib

Displays, changes the properties of a single file or directory. This command sets or deletes read-only, system, archive, hide, and compressed properties assigned to a file or directory.

The attrib command with the following parameters is available only if you are using the Recovery Console. Attrib commands that contain different parameters are available at the command prompt.

attrib [+r-r] [+a-a][+s-s] [+h-h] [+c-c] [[Drive:] [path] filename]

Parameters

+r

Sets the read-only property.

-R

Clears the read-only property.

+a

Set archive file properties.

-A

Set archive file properties.

+s

Set System Properties.

-S

Clears system properties.

+h

Sets the Hidden property.

-H

Clears the hidden attribute.