The operating system has been used for a long time, it is inevitable that such or such a failure, face these problems you first thought of what? Is it a reload? In fact, we can also use some methods to restore the original operating system! In the following article, I will explain how Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP three operating systems fail to restore the system on the basis of not reloading! This will also explain how to recover the three operating system registry.
First part, Windows XP operating system and registry recovery
First, restore the system with Windows XP Recovery Console
If there is a problem with your Windows XP operating system, then we can use the Recovery Console function to help the system recover. You may consider using the Recovery Console when Safe mode and other startup methods are not valid.
First, you need to determine if the Recovery Console is installed, and if not, you can install it in the following ways:
Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type f:\i386\winnt32.exe/cmdcons, where F is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
The Windows Setup dialog box appears with the Recovery Console option displayed. You are prompted to confirm the installation. Click Yes to start the installation process. Restart your computer. The next time you start your computer, you will see the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console item on the Startup menu.
Note: You can also use UNC to install the Recovery Console from a network share.
Using the Recovery Console
You can enable and disable services, format drives, read and write data on local drives, including drives that are formatted to use NT file System (NTFS), and perform many other administrative tasks. Recovery Console is especially useful if you need to repair your computer by copying files from a disk or CD to a hard disk, or if you need to reconfigure a service that causes your computer to not start properly.
If you are unable to start the computer, you can run the Recovery Console from a Microsoft Windows XP startup disk or from the Windows XP CD. This article describes how to perform this function.
After you install Windows XP on your computer, you need to use the Windows XP startup disk or the Windows XP CD to start your computer and use the Recovery Console.
Note: To start the computer from the Windows XP CD, you need to configure the computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) to boot from the CD-ROM drive.
To run the Recovery Console from a Windows XP startup disk or a Windows XP CD, follow these steps:
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
When prompted, click to select all the options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press the R key to start the Recovery Console. If you are using a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. According to the prompts, type the administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, simply press the ENTER key. At the command prompt, type the appropriate command to diagnose and repair the Windows XP installation. To view a list of the commands provided by the Recovery Console, type the Recovery Console command or help at the command prompt, and then press Enter.
To view information about a specific command, type the help command name at the command prompt, and then press Enter.
To exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer, type exit at the command prompt, and then press Enter.