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How can I delete the Recovery Console?
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To delete the Recovery Console follow these steps:
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Open My Computer.
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Double-click the hard drive on which you installed the Recovery Console.
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On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
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Click the View tab.
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Click Show hidden files and folders, clear the Hide protected operating system files check box, and then click OK.
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At the root directory, delete the \Cmdcons folder.
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At the root directory, delete the file Cmldr.
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At the root directory, right-click the Boot.ini file and then click Properties.
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Clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.
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Open Boot.ini in Notepad, and remove the entry for the Recovery Console. It will look similar to this:
C:\cmdcons\bootsect.dat="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
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Save the file and close it.
Further Reading
Recovery Console topics include:
