The Windows Recovery Console is utilized to recover your in use system when your computer does not start properly or does not start humanly. The Recovery Console offers you imperfect access to the NTFS files system, FAT, and FAT32 volumes. Recovery Console stops the recognizable Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) from loading so as to repair and recover Windows functionality. Here are the steps necessary to load the Recovery Console.

You will require a Windows XP CD to boot from. Put the CD in the drive and start the computer. You should acquire an option to Press any key to boot from CD. Press any key when you observe this message.


Next, Windows XP will start the Setup Process as if you were mounting Windows itself.


At the screen underneath press R to enter the Recovery Console.


The Recovery Console will inquire which Windows installation to access. Most people only contain one Windows XP installation so you most probable will only have one option.


Then it will inquire for the manager password for your Windows XP installation. Type in your manager password or depart it blank and press enter if you don’t have one.


The Recovery Console is now prepared for employ and you can type in instructions to try and fix your computer’s difficulty. When you are finished, remove the Windows XP CD and type way out to restart the computer.