This is not the same as any recovery disks that might have come with a store bought system. These adjustments are made before Windows tries to load. If you miss it, you will have to reboot the system again. The Recovery Console allows basic file commands like: copy, rename, replace, delete, cd, chkdsk, fixboot, fixmbr, etc. A good idea before starting things is to first verify the integrity of your file system using the chkdsk command. From the command prompt window run the chkdsk command on the drive where Windows is installed to try to repair any problems on the afflicted drive.
Running chkdsk is fine even if it doesn't find any problems. It will not hurt anything to run it. With these systems if you reload XP you should load XP from a manufacturers "OEM" installer CD in which case activation is already taken care of before any service packs are installed.
In the panel on the right, if the XP copy is not a preactivated one, you will see Activation Status. If it IS a preactivated one you won't see Activation Status. While these can be installed on name brand hardware Dell, HP, etc. Originally they could but Microsoft deactivated all of those XP keys to prevent piracy, since it was discovered later that those keys would activate anything on any hardware. Even with all current updates applied from Windows Updates, Windows XP still has many, many open vulnerabilities in it.
If you have to run it, you may be interested in spending an evening reviewing the information on the Unofficial Windows XP Service Pack 4 located here:. Look for Community Update Packs.
Even today as of this writing Microsoft has closed most if not all known vulnerabilities in Windows XP but the problem is that the fixes are scattered through many multiple hotfixes many of which were released for specific Large Corporation demands where they still have to run XP for specific applications as well as the Point Of Sale and embedded releases of XP.
The Unofficial Service Pack 4 is an attempt to consolidate those together. While it's not endorsed by Microsoft it is still a useful tool for those instances where hardware requires the use of XP for example, older Modbus cards, etc. Trust me, nobody including Microsoft is going to come up with a reasonable justification for replacing a 5 million dollar industrial plant controlled by an XP system just to upgrade the controller PC with Windows Office Office Exchange Server.
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