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From: RustyM on 21 Dec 2009 02:40
Hi i have some pretty basic questions and need answers so it can make some
sense.
I need to boot up using my windows CD to get into the recovery console.
Where do I type the following? Here are the instructions:

From the command prompt in Recovery Console type

reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v userinit
1-I am NOT supposed to include the "...... do I?
2-WHere am I supposed to type this? After which of these?
c:\> or c:\>windows or c:\>windows\system32 ???
3-Are there any 'spaces' at all between those words or quotations marks, or
anywhere there? I have guessed but nothing works.
Thanks


From: John John - MVP on 21 Dec 2009 07:36
That wont work in the Recovery Console. There is no way to query or
edit the registry from the Recovery Console. If you want to edit the
registry you have to do it from another Windows XP installation or you
have to use a PE boot disk.

John

RustyM wrote:
> Hi i have some pretty basic questions and need answers so it can make some
> sense.
> I need to boot up using my windows CD to get into the recovery console.
> Where do I type the following? Here are the instructions:
>
> From the command prompt in Recovery Console type
>
> reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v userinit
> 1-I am NOT supposed to include the "...... do I?
> 2-WHere am I supposed to type this? After which of these?
> c:\> or c:\>windows or c:\>windows\system32 ???
> 3-Are there any 'spaces' at all between those words or quotations marks, or
> anywhere there? I have guessed but nothing works.
> Thanks
>
>
From: Jose on 21 Dec 2009 08:47
On Dec 21, 2:40 am, "RustyM" <RM(a)RMcom> wrote:
> Hi i have some pretty basic questions and need answers so it can make some
> sense.
> I need to boot up using my windows CD to get into the recovery console.
> Where do I type the following? Here are the instructions:
>
> From the command prompt in Recovery Console type
>
> reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v userinit
> 1-I am NOT supposed to include the "...... do I?
> 2-WHere am I supposed to type this? After which of these?
> c:\>   or  c:\>windows   or c:\>windows\system32 ???
> 3-Are there any 'spaces' at all between those words or quotations marks, or
> anywhere there? I have guessed but nothing works.
> Thanks

Where did you get these instructions and what is your mission/problem?

Here are the XP Recovery Console commands that do make sense:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058
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