How to Install the Recovery Console in Windows 2000...

This article tells you how to install the Recovery Console [RC] in windows 2000 or XP
Steps
1. Put in your Windows Operating System Installation CD
2. Click Start > Run
3. In the Run box, type "X:\i386\WinNT32.exe /cmdcons" without the quotes [X represents your CD drive letter; if it's D: replace X with D]
4. Click Yes to install the recovery console
Tips
1. At startup you can now choose your Windows operating system or RC
2. RC provides access to your hard drive's contents in the event of an operating system crash, blue screen, etc.
3. RC provides you with a limited DOS-like interface to access your hard drive
4. Read Microsoft KB article 307545 if you can't start Windows because of a problem with the Windows Registry
Warnings
1. Install RC and use it, at your own risk, only if Windows won't start or some other catastrophe has already occurred. It's easy to make bad things worse.