teddy Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I have a computer with a corrupt/missing system32/config/system. I know how to fix that with recovery console.My problem is that when I go into the recovery console, it never asks for an administrator password, and everything (that i've tried) other than the C:\ tells me "Access Denied". Can't go look at any folders, copy things, etc.Any thoughts? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarquel Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Its by design I believe.I take it you haven't read this article then....http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;314058specifically, the Restrictions and limitations of the Recovery Console section.It nicely documents the commands you can use too.If you need to do more than you are able to, i suggest using something like PEbuilder - http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ - most the plugins you wont need so follow the instructions to make up a basic cd you can use. be careful when altering stuff as you could render the install of XP completely useless Regards and let us know how u get on,Nath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 I don't think what I'm experiencing is "by design". I can do nothing except "dir" inside C. If that's a natural limitation of the Recovery Console, then it would be pretty worthless. It would also make all instruction pages I'm trying to follow totally useless. In any case, we think that the drive is hosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyth Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 it's a security restriction. It can be disabled with a reg tweak, but the tweak must be applied to the working system prior to failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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