How to Run the Recovery Console in Windows XP Without a Disk
- 1). Turn your computer off if you haven't done so already and turn it on again.
- 2). Press "F8" before Windows begins loading.
- 3). Select "Last known good configuration" and press "Enter" on your keyboard.
- 4). Repeat steps 1 and 2 if booting from the last known good configuration didn't work and select "Safe mode with command prompt" this time. This brings up a command prompt you can use as a recovery console in case you know the recovery commands you need to get your system back in working order.
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