How to Open the Recovery Console in Vista

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Tip 1 - What happened to the Recovery Console?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by i 542 | permalink

The Recovery Console has been replaced in this version of Windows with several recovery tools.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/what-happened-to-the-recovery-console ^[1]

Tip 2 - Vista Recovery Console on bootable CD

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Barry Beach | permalink

A recovery disk or partition lets you store your PC's native settings authenticated by the hardware manufacturer. Windows Vista Updating and Installation is not possible every time, as the repair takes a long time. Thus, the need for Windows...

For further reading: http://ccm.net/faq/2045-vista-recovery-console-on-bootable-cd ^[2]

Tip 3 - Using the Windows Recovery Console and Command Prompt – CompTIA A+ 220-802: 1.3 « Professor Messer IT Certification Training Courses

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brian Chung | permalink

If you have a Windows computer that won't boot, you may still be able to manage the OS through the Windows Recovery Console or the Windows Command Prompt. In
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For further reading: http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/using-the-windows-recovery-console-and-command-prompt/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - What Is that Recovery Console Feature on Your PC?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Double B | permalink

The Recovery Console is a diagnostic tool that can be used to fix major Windows XP/2000 problems. Recovery Console is completely command line driven.

For further reading: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsr/p/recoveryconsole.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Install a Vista Recovery Console to the USB | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mike Lough | permalink

The Windows Vista Recovery Console is a software application designed to help restore files back to the system if there are problems with startup, shutdown or hardware. If you would like to put the Windows Vista Recovery Console onto a USB flash drive, you can directly transfer the files from your Windows Vista installation DVD. Once the files have...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_8451389_install-vista-recovery-console-usb.html ^[5]