CompTIA exam study guide presentations by instructor Brian Ferrill, PACE-IT (Progressive, Accelerated Certifications for Employment in Information Technology) "Funded by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Grant #TC-23745-12-60-A-53" Learn more about the PACE-IT Online program: www.edcc.edu/pace-it

1. Introduction to
command line for
operating systems II.

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Instructor, PACE-IT Program – Edmonds Community College
Areas of Expertise Industry Certifications
 PC Hardware
 Network Administration
 IT Project Management
 Network Design
 User Training
 IT Troubleshooting
Qualifications Summary
Education
 M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University
 B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University
Entrepreneur, executive leader, and proven manger
with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues
into efficient and effective solutions.
Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse
workforces, improving processes, analyzing
business needs and creating the solutions
required— with a focus on technology.

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PACE-IT.
– How to enter recovery mode.
– Recovery Console (RC) and Recovery
Environment (RE) command line
utilities.

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Introduction to command line for operating systems II.

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Introduction to command line for operating systems II.
Steps
1) Locate systems disk.
» Must be for the system being repaired.
2) Insert systems media and boot.
» F8 to set boot order.
» Adjust BIOS.
3) Select the repair option.
» Windows XP enters Recovery Console (RC).
» Windows Vista (and newer) enters Recovery Environment (RE).
4) Fix the problem.
» Power down.
» Remove media.
» Power up.

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Windows XP’s Recovery
Console can be used to help
recover a crashed system.
There are different modifier options to choose from.
To get a list of available commands, type “/?” at the
command prompt.
Introduction to command line for operating systems II.

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Windows Vista (and newer)
Recovery Environment can
be used to help recover a
system that has problems.
Several modifier options are available. Once at the
command prompt, typing “/?” will display a list of
commands that can be used.
Introduction to command line for operating systems II.

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Introduction to command line for operating systems II.

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Introduction to command line for operating systems II.
– Windows XP Recovery Console (RC).
» fixboot: writes a new boot partition record to the
designated hard drive; this will fix most booting issues.
» fixmbr: writes a new master boot record to the hard drive;
use with caution as this can damage partition tables.
– RC and RE command line utilities.
» bootrec: command stands for “boot reconstruction” and
must be used before fixboot and fixmbr become
available.
» fixboot: writes a new boot partition record to the
designated hard drive; this will fix most booting issues.
» fixmbr: writes a new master boot record to the hard drive;
use with caution as this can damage partition tables.

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Introduction to command line for operating systems II.
Boot to systems media and enter either Recovery Console or Recovery
Environment. Power down and reboot after fixing the problem.
Topic
How to enter recovery mode.
Summary
Both Recovery Console and Recovery Environment have fixboot and fixmbr
available. Recovery Environment requires that the bootrec utility is run
before using either command. Caution is advised when using fixmbr.
RC and RE command line
utilities.

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