RECOVERY CONSOLE MODE (1st Repair)

RECOVERY CONSOLE MODE (1^st Repair)

v  NTLDR

v  NTDETECT.COM

v  BOOT.INI

v  PAGE FILE.SYS

v  AUTO EXE.BAT

v  CONFIG-SYS

v  Io.sys

v  MS DOS.SYS

Symptom 1. The system restarts continuously without showing windows XP logo.

Reason :

·         The above symptom says that the file [“NTDETECT.com”] is missing (or) corrupted.

·         The above symptom is due to virus/unscheduled shut down/deletion.

 

Step to recovery “NT delect.com” file by performing

Recovery console mode

v  Insert the windows XP bootable CD & restart

v  Press any key to boot from CD……..

v  Step up is loading the files.

v  We can see 3 options

·         ENTER = Continue

·         R= Repair/1^st Repair/Recovery Console Mode

·         F3=Quit

Press R to perform recovery console mode

1:C\windows

Which windows installation would you like to log on to [To cancel, Press ENTER] 1 ↓

Type Administrator password:↓

C:\windows>CD ….↓ (CD space dot dot)

C:\>dir↓

Note:

·         Search for the CD-Rom drive letter.

·         The volume lable will be [WXP VOL_EN_SP2_AN]

·         For example: Drive G: is the CD-ROM drive letter.

 

C:\>D:↓

D:\> dir↓

D:\>E:↓

E:\>dir↓

E:\>F:↓

F:\>dir↓

F:\>G:↓

G:\>dir↓

Note: Here open the “i386” directory.

G:\> CD i386

G:\i386>dir↓

Note: Search for “NTDETECT.COM” file.

To perform the above operation.

·         Press Enter = Scroll line

·         Press space = Scroll page

·         Press ESC =  Stop

G:\i386> copy NTDETECT.COM C:\ ↓

1 file (s) copied.

G:\i386> exit↓