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| Ensure Recovery Console access |
| The Recovery Console provides a set of commands and tools you can use to perform various |
| troubleshooting and system recovery tasks. For example, if you install a new application that |
| causes Windows 2000 to refuse to boot properly, you can use the Recovery Console to disable the |
| incompatible service and allow the computer to start. Or maybe you need to replace a corrupted |
| system file with a good copy; the Recovery Console is a good tool for that. |
| By default, the Recovery Console requires you to log on with the administrator password for the |
| installation of Windows you're trying to access. If it has been a long time since you installed |
| Windows on the computer, you may not recall the administrator password, or the user may have |
| changed it. Avoid this situation by enabling automatic administrative logon for the Recovery |
| Console. With this policy enabled, the Recovery Console doesn't require you to specify the |
| Follow these steps to enable the automatic administrative policy: |
| Open the Local Policy console (Gpedit.msc) and open the Computer Configuration\Windows |
| Settings\Local Policies\Security Options branch. |
| Double-click the Recovery Console: Allow Automatic Administrative Logon policy and set it to |
| While you have the policy editor open, also consider enabling the policy Recovery Console: Allow |
| Floppy Copy And Access To All Drives And All Folders. This gives you Recovery Console access to |
| devices and folders that are otherwise restricted. Naturally, you should enable these settings only if |
| you don't feel that they present a security risk. |
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