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How to install Windows Recovery Console locally on server

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If your Windows can not start with some reasons, Sure! no one want to face this problem but if it occurs, luckily, you still have Microsoft Windows Recovery Console. Most of administrators or users that ever use Windows Recovery Console will use by insert floppy disk that contains windows recovery console or access it by insert CD/DVD and boot to access recovery console, but i think it will good to install windows recovery console permanent to make sure you can fix problem anytime and reduce risk on failure disk.


To do this you may need CD/DVD to install windows recovery console locally on your server. Ok let try to do it, first open command line, type "cmd" on Run box, then access to your optical drive, my optical is e:\, go to i386 folder on you optical and run command "winnt32 /cmdcons", it will look like this

e:\i386>winnt32 /cmdcons

Installer window will pop-up do following its instruction and finish, after next boot it will has an option for you to access normal windows or Windows Recovery Console as picture on top, below picture is an first page of Windows Recovery Console.

Microsoft Windows Recovery Console mode - first page
This article is just how to install Windows Recovery Console locally on the server, for how to use this recovery mode is out of this topic and will try to update new article on how to use it, hope you see it useful.

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