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How to remove/uninstall Microsoft Recovery Console

The Recovery Console is tool very useful in situations such as removing malware, spyware, trojans and recover Windows installation. It may be the only way to save your system one day. But anyway, if you want to remove/uninstall Microsoft Recovery Console from your computer, then please use the instructions below to make it.

Use the following instructions to remove/uninstall Microsoft Recovery Console.

Click My Computer, Toos, Folder Options as shown below.
tools_folder_options

You will see Folder Option Window, select View tab
folder_options

Under Hidden Files and Folders, select Show Hidden Files and Folders, uncheck Hide extensions for known file types, uncheck Hide protected operating files (Recommended). As shown below.
folder_options_view

Click Apply and click OK.

Open C drive, you will see a screen as shown below. Delete the following files/folders: cmdcons and cmldr.
cmdcons_cmldr

If boot.bak exist, then delete boot.ini and rename boot.bak to boot.ini.

If boot.bak is not exist. Right-click the Boot.ini file and then click Properties option.
Uncheck the Read-only check box and then click the OK button. Click twice to boot.ini. You will see notepad window similar to the one below.
boot_ini

Remove C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT=”Microsoft Windows Recovery Console” /cmdcons line and save the file.

Reboot your computer.

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March 10, 2009 on 6:29 am | In Tutorials - HowTo | 5 Comments |


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  1. THis is very good info..Thanx for posting..Tho i have used Combo fix to try and get rid of Malware and also used Rcovery Console, i still get my browsers search results hijacked. I ran Avast, Superantispyware and others and checks out clean…But i had trouble getting the recovery console from booting at startup, there’d be that black screen with Windows XP or Recovery Console as choices..This info got rid of it, but the original problem exists..lol

    Comment by JC — November 6, 2009 #

  2. JC, ask for help in our Spyware removal forum.

    Comment by Patrik — November 6, 2009 #

  3. I’ve tried this method and even though I’m not using microsoft recovery console it still won’t let me delete the folder cmdcons. I get this message …
    Cannot delete “any file name in that folder” access denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use. Even when I try to delete them manually not just right click and delete . Any suggestions why it’s I can’t delete the folder?

    Comment by DA — August 29, 2010 #

  4. Oh another note, I even tried it in safemode with the same result.

    Comment by DA — August 29, 2010 #

  5. DA, you are logged as Administrator ?

    Comment by Patrik — August 31, 2010 #

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