Windows XP Recovery Console

[Guest t.hilchey]

I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I get

to the Recovery Console screen.

 

From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

 

"The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

"Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

"1. C:WINDOWS"

 

But this says:

 

"The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

"Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

"The path or file specified is not valid."

"C:\>"

 

Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

If so, how do I repair that?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

 

"t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

>I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

> It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

> When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I

> get

> to the Recovery Console screen.

>

> From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

>

> "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> "1. C:WINDOWS"

>

> But this says:

>

> "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> "The path or file specified is not valid."

> "C:\>"

>

> Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

> If so, how do I repair that?

>

 

We can't tell unless you post full details about what happens

during the normal boot process, what you see on the screen

and how it gets.

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

You haven't yet proven that the hard drive itself can be read. If you get

the C:\ prompt, do a DIR command and see what it returns. Specifically, what

directories?

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

>I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

> It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

> When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I

> get

> to the Recovery Console screen.

>

> From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

>

> "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> "1. C:WINDOWS"

>

> But this says:

>

> "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> "The path or file specified is not valid."

> "C:\>"

>

> Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

> If so, how do I repair that?

>

>

>

[Guest t.hilchey]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

It says:

 

Boot Failure

Insert BOOT diskette in A:

Press any key when ready

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

> >I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

> > It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

> > When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I

> > get

> > to the Recovery Console screen.

> >

> > From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

> >

> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > "1. C:WINDOWS"

> >

> > But this says:

> >

> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > "The path or file specified is not valid."

> > "C:\>"

> >

> > Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

> > If so, how do I repair that?

> >

>

> We can't tell unless you post full details about what happens

> during the normal boot process, what you see on the screen

> and how it gets.

>

>

>

[Guest t.hilchey]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

when I do that it shows nothing, just the c:>

 

 

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

> You haven't yet proven that the hard drive itself can be read. If you get

> the C:\ prompt, do a DIR command and see what it returns. Specifically, what

> directories?

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://www.grystmill.com

>

> "t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

> >I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

> > It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

> > When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I

> > get

> > to the Recovery Console screen.

> >

> > From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

> >

> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > "1. C:WINDOWS"

> >

> > But this says:

> >

> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > "The path or file specified is not valid."

> > "C:\>"

> >

> > Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

> > If so, how do I repair that?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

You should now determine if your hard disk is intact. You can

do it like so:

1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from http://www.bootdisk.com.

2. Run the command ntfsdos.exe (http://www.sysinternals.com).

3. Check if you have the usual folders on your hard disk.

 

 

"t.hilchey" <thilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:941502AD-6971-474D-95E9-23757034D4A2@microsoft.com...

> It says:

>

> Boot Failure

> Insert BOOT diskette in A:

> Press any key when ready

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

>> >I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

>> > It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

>> > When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill

>> > I

>> > get

>> > to the Recovery Console screen.

>> >

>> > From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

>> >

>> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery

>> > functionality."

>> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

>> > "1. C:WINDOWS"

>> >

>> > But this says:

>> >

>> > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery

>> > functionality."

>> > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

>> > "The path or file specified is not valid."

>> > "C:\>"

>> >

>> > Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

>> > If so, how do I repair that?

>> >

>>

>> We can't tell unless you post full details about what happens

>> during the normal boot process, what you see on the screen

>> and how it gets.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest t.hilchey]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

It says "The path or file specified is not valid."

 

 

"t.hilchey" wrote:

> when I do that it shows nothing, just the c:>

>

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

>

> > You haven't yet proven that the hard drive itself can be read. If you get

> > the C:\ prompt, do a DIR command and see what it returns. Specifically, what

> > directories?

> >

> > --

> > Gary S. Terhune

> > MS-MVP Shell/User

> > http://www.grystmill.com

> >

> > "t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

> > >I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

> > > It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

> > > When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good untill I

> > > get

> > > to the Recovery Console screen.

> > >

> > > From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

> > >

> > > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > > "1. C:WINDOWS"

> > >

> > > But this says:

> > >

> > > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality."

> > > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

> > > "The path or file specified is not valid."

> > > "C:\>"

> > >

> > > Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

> > > If so, how do I repair that?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Windows XP Recovery Console

 

Do what Pegasus said. Sounds to me like the HD isn't accessible. Could be

the drive gone bad, could be a loose cable (there are two), the motherboard

controller might be bad...

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"t.hilchey" <thilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8317F5C7-FDC9-42D2-B09D-0AF13E0DDF9D@microsoft.com...

> It says "The path or file specified is not valid."

>

>

> "t.hilchey" wrote:

>

>> when I do that it shows nothing, just the c:>

>>

>>

>> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

>>

>> > You haven't yet proven that the hard drive itself can be read. If you

>> > get

>> > the C:\ prompt, do a DIR command and see what it returns. Specifically,

>> > what

>> > directories?

>> >

>> > --

>> > Gary S. Terhune

>> > MS-MVP Shell/User

>> > http://www.grystmill.com

>> >

>> > "t.hilchey" <t.hilchey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> > news:ABE6B21D-E1B1-4E02-AA3E-374B8386915B@microsoft.com...

>> > >I am trying to resote my fathers computer. He has XP Pro SP2.

>> > > It crashed and won't boot to hard drive.

>> > > When I run the XP disk and load the repair option it's all good

>> > > untill I

>> > > get

>> > > to the Recovery Console screen.

>> > >

>> > > From most of what I've read online, it supposed to look like this:

>> > >

>> > > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery

>> > > functionality."

>> > > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

>> > > "1. C:WINDOWS"

>> > >

>> > > But this says:

>> > >

>> > > "The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery

>> > > functionality."

>> > > "Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer."

>> > > "The path or file specified is not valid."

>> > > "C:\>"

>> > >

>> > > Do you think the "WINDOWS" director may be corrupted?

>> > > If so, how do I repair that?

>> > >

>> > >

>> > >

>> >

>> >

>> >