Chapter 4

Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Small Business Server 2000

Recovery option #3: Recovery Console (RC) Boot

The Recovery Console (RC) can be used when safe boot fails. You can enter RC:

￿￿either by booting from Windows 2000 CD-ROM

￿￿or by installing the RC boot on your system.

It is recommended to install the RC immediately after installing Windows 2000.

Start RC Booting from Windows 2000 CD-ROM

If you have a need of booting the Windows 2000 recovery console but this feature is not installed on the system, use the following procedure to boot the RC from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

1.Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and start the reboot sequence.

2.Press any key when prompted to start booting from the Windows 2000 CD- ROM.

3.Press F10 at the Welcome to Setup screen.

NOTE

This is an undocumented option. The bottom of the display is

 

asking you to press Enter, R or F3.

 

 

4.The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you want to boot. For example:

1:C:\WINNT

5.Type 1 then Enter.

6.Type the administrator password when prompted.

7.At the command prompt type help and proceed to achieve your objective.

8.Type exit when done troubleshooting.

Installing RC

1.Insert Windows 2000 CD-ROM. If CD-ROM auto-start is enabled, click exit to close the applet.

2.Open a command prompt, and type

D:\I386\WINNT32 /CMDCONS

(Where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter)

3.Follow the screen instructions to complete the RC installation.

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Server tc2110 specifications

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