• If you have XP disc with you, follow the steps below:

  1. Insert XP disc into cd rom

  2. Click Start button then click Run

  3. In the Run, type this command : ("X" is your cd rom driver letter)

     X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

  4. It will install Windows Recovery Console automatically, just follow its instructions

  5. After the installation is finished, reboot your computer

  6. you will find a boot menu, choose the item Windows XP Recovery Console

  7. It will ask your administrator account password, just give it, then you will be under "WRC" mode.

• If you do not have XP disc with you, follow the steps below:

  1. Click Start button then click Run

  2. In the Run, type this command :

     C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

  3. It will install Windows Recovery Console automatically, just follow its instructions

  4. After the installation is finished, reboot your computer

  5. you will find a boot menu, choose the item Windows XP Recovery Console

  6. It will ask your administrator account password, just give it, then you will be under "WRC" mode.

• If you do not have XP cd nor find the "C:\i386" folder on your computer, you can make a bootable cd instead of the Recovery Console.
  First of all you need to download an .iso file from internet.

  This link can download a bootable cd ISO file: Bootable CD ISO download. This download file is from other website, so a virus check is suggested before use.

  Once you download an .iso file, you can use a cd burner program to burn it on a cd.

After Windows Recovery Console is installed, you will see a boot menu during next reboot