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September 27, 1999 12:00 AM

Recovery Console Commands

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The Windows 2000 (Win2K) Recovery Console supports the following commands:

Attrib Change attributes on one file or directory.
Batch Executes commands specified in a text file.
ChDir (CD) Displays the name of the current directory, or switches to a new directory.
Chkdsk Checks a disk and displays a status report.
Cls Clears the screen.
Copy Copies a single file to another location.
Delete (DEL) Deletes one file.
Dir Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Disable Disables a Windows system service or a driver.
Diskpart Manages partitions on your hard drives.
Enable Enables a Windows system service or a driver.
Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restarts your computer.
Expand Expands a compressed file.
Fixboot Writes a new boot sector onto the system partition.
Fixmbr Repairs the master boot record of the boot partition.
Format Formats a disk for use with Win2K.
Help Displays a list of commands you can use in the Recovery Console.
Listsvc Lists all available services and drivers on the computer.
Logon Logs on to a Win2K installation.
Map Displays the drive letter mappings.
MkDir (MD) Creates a directory.
More Displays a text file to the screen.
Rename (REN) Renames a single file.
RmDir (RD) Removes (deletes) a directory.
Set Displays and sets Recovery Console environment variables.
Systemroot Sets the current directory to the systemroot.
Type Displays a text file to the screen.

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Comments
  • Mario Noe
    13 years ago
    Sep 28, 1999

    Any information that helps in the administration of NT(Win2K) is greatly appreciated. It will save your readers countless hours of discovering these "tidbits" for ourselves.

    Thanks, a very relavent article.

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