How can I remove the Windows 2000 or later Recovery Console (RC)?
John Savill
August 17, 2003
1 Min Read
A. To remove a locally installed RC, perform the following steps:
Open Windows Explorer.
Ensure that you can view hidden files (go to Tools, Folder Options; select the View tab; select "Show hidden files and folders"; then clear "Hide protected operating system files").
Select the root of the partition on which the RC is installed, then delete the Cmdcons folder and the Cmldr file.
Right-click boot.ini on the system partition, select Properties from the context menu, then clear the "Read-only" check box.
Open boot.ini in Notepad.
Remove the line
C:cmdconsbootsect.dat="Microsoft Windows 2000 Recovery Console" /cmdcons
Save the boot.ini file, then close it.
Open Windows Explorer, right-click boot.ini again, select Properties from the context menu, then select the "Read-only" check box.
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