Re: Unable to restore from recovery partition

On Sep 15, 12:23 am, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Here is Microsoft's own description of bootcfg, which has been around since NT
4.0:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291980

"The bootcfg /redirect command enables redirection in the boot loader with the
configuration specified as port and baudrate. This command is used to turn on
the Headless Administration feature."   Headless means no monitor attached, with
administration of Windows through a dumb terminal (e.g. DEC VT100) usually
attached to a serial port.  Seems to me to be a leftover from the days when a
monitor cost $1000.

Yes I have read that already. If you review it again you will find
that
there is no explanation on those pages for what the command:

bootcfg /redirect useBiosSettings

actually does. Do you know what it does?


In general, the recovery console provides limited number of limited commands
which can be used to fix a problem on the hard drive with Windows.  If you boot
to the recovery console, get yourself to the command line, and type HELP, you
will get a list of allowable commands.  If you type HELP <command>, you will get
the syntax for that command.  You can also find more information about the
recovery console at the Microsoft web site.  Or just Google for it.  Faster than
Microsoft's anemic search.

Yes I have found several sources for information about the recovery
console. None of them explain what:

bootcfg /redirect useBiosSettings

actually does.

At least, it looks to be reversible so I'll try it and see.




You were definitely given a steaming pile of fresh horse manure on whatever
newsgroup gave you that advice.

Keeping that thought in mind, how do you boot to the recovery console
_without_ using XP setup boot floppies? They work for me and there
is a plethora of articles on assorted Usenet newsgroups explaining how
to do it which leaves me at a loss to understand why you have never
known it to work, unless of course you have not actually tried it.

Here is some more information about Xp setup boot floppies:

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?form=MSHOME&setlang=en-us&q=xp+setup+floppies&mkt=en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=E8FE6868-6E4F-471C-B455-BD5AFEE126D8

We try not to do that in this newsgroup.  Most
of us anyway...BenMyers
...

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FF
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