Recovery console, Update

[Guest Steph]

Hiya! I fancied adding the "recovery console" to my boot options,

just in case... Ran C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons :

 

That did the job, but examining the files in the newly created

hidden folder, C:\cmdcons , most of which compressed, revealed they

are the original Windows 2000 version, whereas my running

installation is now at service pack 4.

 

Is there a need to have those files and the console itself updated ?

And how would I update them ? Shouldn't the files under C:\i386

(reflecting the original CD) be updated too ?

 

I visited Windows Update which did not seem to notice or care about

this discrepancy.

 

 

Thanks

 

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Steph (no working e-mail)

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Recovery console, Update

 

 

"Steph" <steph@email.invalid> wrote in message

news:XnF9AA8872DE3099bzi7h1r@207.46.248.16...

> Hiya! I fancied adding the "recovery console" to my boot options,

> just in case... Ran C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons :

>

> That did the job, but examining the files in the newly created

> hidden folder, C:\cmdcons , most of which compressed, revealed they

> are the original Windows 2000 version, whereas my running

> installation is now at service pack 4.

>

> Is there a need to have those files and the console itself updated ?

> And how would I update them ? Shouldn't the files under C:\i386

> (reflecting the original CD) be updated too ?

>

> I visited Windows Update which did not seem to notice or care about

> this discrepancy.

>

>

> Thanks

>

> --

> Steph (no working e-mail)

 

Since the Recovery Console operates in off-line mode, there is

no need for it to keep pace with the various service packs. And

while your "Just-in-case" approach is understandable, there is

no need at all to install the Recovery Console mode as a boot

option. Booting the machine from your Win2000 CD will give

you exactly the same functionality - and it requires no disk space!

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Recovery console, Update

 

You can install the recovery console from an integrated installation

routine.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263125

 

The article mentions SP1 so just use SP4 source code.

 

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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"Steph" wrote:

> Hiya! I fancied adding the "recovery console" to my boot options,

> just in case... Ran C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons :

>

> That did the job, but examining the files in the newly created

> hidden folder, C:\cmdcons , most of which compressed, revealed they

> are the original Windows 2000 version, whereas my running

> installation is now at service pack 4.

>

> Is there a need to have those files and the console itself updated ?

> And how would I update them ? Shouldn't the files under C:\i386

> (reflecting the original CD) be updated too ?

>

> I visited Windows Update which did not seem to notice or care about

> this discrepancy.

>

>

> Thanks

>

> --

> Steph (no working e-mail)

[Guest Steph]

Re: Recovery console, Update

 

"Pegasus \(MVP\)wrote :

> "Steph" <steph@email.invalid> wrote

>> Hiya! I fancied adding the "recovery console" to my boot options,

>> just in case... Ran C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons :

>>

>> That did the job, but examining the files in the newly created

>> hidden folder, C:\cmdcons , most of which compressed, revealed

>> they are the original Windows 2000 version, whereas my running

>> installation is now at service pack 4.

.....

> Since the Recovery Console operates in off-line mode, there is

> no need for it to keep pace with the various service packs.

 

Ahem, sorry, as someone else pointed to me, there is the need : for

instance, the original Win 2k and its console are unable to access

"largeLBA" disks (over 128 GiB). I'd rather update my files (or

better, forget about recovery console and use a Bart PE)

> while your "Just-in-case" approach is understandable, there is

> no need at all to install the Recovery Console mode as a boot

> option. Booting the machine from your Win2000 CD will give

> you exactly the same functionality - and it requires no disk

> space!

 

Ack... but it's slightly over 5 MiB, a trifle by to-days' standards

:=)

 

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Steph

[Guest Steph]

Re: Recovery console, Update

 

"Dave Patrick" :

> You can install the recovery console from an integrated installation

> routine.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263125

>

> The article mentions SP1 so just use SP4 source code.

 

Nice tip, thank you ! Still wondering why MS Windows update can't scan

the boot.ini, notice I have the recovery console installed and propose

to update just that...

 

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Steph

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Recovery console, Update

 

Anything's possible but it just doesn't work that way.

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Steph" wrote:

> Nice tip, thank you ! Still wondering why MS Windows update can't scan

> the boot.ini, notice I have the recovery console installed and propose

> to update just that...

>

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> Steph