
Recovery option #3: Recovery Console (RC) Boot
The Recovery Console (RC) can be used when safe boot fails. You can enter RC:
•
Either by booting from Windows 2000 CD-ROM
•
Or by installing the RC boot on your system.
It is recommended to install the RC immediately after installing Windows 2000.
Start RC Booting from Windows 2000 CD-ROM
If you have a need of booting the Windows 2000 recovery console but this feature is
not installed on the system, use the following procedure to boot the RC from the
Windows 2000 CD-ROM.
1.
Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and start the reboot sequence.
2.
Press any key when prompted to start booting from the Windows 2000 CD-
ROM.
3.
Press
F10
at the
Welcome to Setup
screen.
NOTE:
This is an undocumented option. The bottom of the display is asking you to press
Enter, R,
or
F3.
4.
The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you
want to boot. For example:
1: C:\WINNT
5.
Type
1
then
Enter
.
6.
Type the
administrator password
when prompted.
7.
At the command prompt type
help
and proceed to achieve your objective.
8.
Type
exit
when done troubleshooting.
Installing RC
1.
Insert Windows 2000 CD-ROM. If CD-ROM auto-start is enabled, click
exit
to
close the applet.
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