Overcoming limitations of Recovery Console
Quoting MS Article Q229716: Restrictions and Limitations of the Command Console From the Windows Recovery Console you can only use the following folders: The root folder The %SystemRoot% folder and the subfolders of the Windows installation you are currently logged on to The Cmdcons folder Removable media drives su ...
Quoting MS Article Q229716:
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Restrictions and Limitations of the Command Console
From the Windows Recovery Console you can only use the following folders:
The root folder
The %SystemRoot% folder and the subfolders of the Windows installation you are currently logged on to
The Cmdcons folder
Removable media drives such as CD-ROM drives
NOTE: If you try to obtain access to other folders, you receive an "Access Denied" error message. Also, while you are using the Windows Recovery Console, you cannot copy a file from the local hard disk to a floppy disk. You can copy a file from a floppy disk or CD-ROM to a hard disk, and from one hard disk to another hard disk.
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How can I overcome these limitations, especially getting Recovery Console to access(read/write) other folders apart from the ones stated in the article ?
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Restrictions and Limitations of the Command Console
From the Windows Recovery Console you can only use the following folders:
The root folder
The %SystemRoot% folder and the subfolders of the Windows installation you are currently logged on to
The Cmdcons folder
Removable media drives such as CD-ROM drives
NOTE: If you try to obtain access to other folders, you receive an "Access Denied" error message. Also, while you are using the Windows Recovery Console, you cannot copy a file from the local hard disk to a floppy disk. You can copy a file from a floppy disk or CD-ROM to a hard disk, and from one hard disk to another hard disk.
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How can I overcome these limitations, especially getting Recovery Console to access(read/write) other folders apart from the ones stated in the article ?
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My "fix" is to use my NTFSDOS disks. Haven't bothered with the recovery console....any operation that involves digging that far into the directory tree I usually either boot up my other copy of NT or stick the HD in another computer. With the HUGE amount of files I have copying/organizing without a GUI would be a nightmare.
