"For several upcoming tips you're going to need to install what is called the recovery console. It has a ton of uses, that I'm going to go further into in the future. There's quite a few situations that will prevent you from getting into XP and sometimes even Safe Mode. This tool is the backup for when safe mode even fails. You can also get to any of your data without loading XP which has many uses as well. Major registry errors are probably the most common time you'll need this. You can also get to this app by booting to the XP CD."
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