Where could I find DOS commands for the Recovery Console in XP?

[jacatone]

I had a problem with my Dell Dimension 4550 today. It wouldn't boot to the desktop and I got this "boot ini" error. I was fortunate to get a Dell Tech representative who spoke good English and he was able to fix the problem with commands in the Recovery Console. I also recall in the past being able to do a non-destructive reinstall of XP with the Console as well. Does anyone know of a source of these various DOS commands within the Recovery Console that I could print out for future reference. Thanks.

[lil Jimmie]

There are many sites that list the commands like this one. Just do a search for them with google.

[jacatone]

I've seen these general commands before. What I'd like to find is the specific commands for a non-destructive reinstall. For example, I found the commands the Dell tech support gave me to fix the "boot.ini" error. The technician gave these directions to me verbatim.

Use the boocfg utility in the Recovery Console to correct the Boot.ini file.
1. Start your computer with the WinXP CD.
2. When you receive the message to press R to repair Windows, by using the Recovery Console, press the R key.
3. Select the Windows installation you want, and then type the administrator password, if you have established one. Otherwise press Enter.
4. Type bootcfg /rebuild, and press Enter.

When the Windows installation is located, the following instructions are displayed:

Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All).
Type Y in response to this message.

Enter Load Identifier: This is the name of the operating system. Type Window XP Professional or Windows XP home Edition. (See above example)

After WinXP has successfully loaded, the Boot.ini can be modified to remove the incorrect entry.

[KHT]

On your system click start\help and support and type in "recovery console commands". It will list all the commands. If you click on them they will open a window giving you all the switches and a general explanation of the command itself.