Greetings G, May I ask where you purchased your 'Swiss cheese brain' as I have been wanting to replace my ping-pong brain for some time. Judging by how you keep this group in forward motion, the Swiss cheese brain is what I need to get through everyday problem solving! Thanks for being! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Gman To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:20 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP Pro Command Console If it's not of the same SP rating, it may not work. The Command Console is accessed by invoking the first Repair option you get after inserting it into the optical drive. The second Repair option performs a repair install of the OS, so be careful with these (especially if the SP rating is different). lol Again, the specific commands you'll want to issue are not stored in my swiss cheese brain and I don't have them written down anywhere. In fact, it's been years since I've had a need to even think of them. You'll want to search for the commands to repair the MRB and double check the file table for problems. Since you've already chosen to reformat soon, I figure it can't hurt to give this a whirl first. Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:45 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- XP Pro Command Console >I have a full version (not upgrade, not OEM) of XP Pro (free, direct > from MS years ago) which is the OS in trouble following the big bang. > How does one invoke the command console? I don't remember seeing that > option. > > Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------