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CommandFunction
Chkdsk1Checks disks for errors.
DiskpartCreates and deletes partitions.
Extract2Extracts files from compressed .cab archives.
FixbootWrites a new boot sector.
FixmbrWrites a new master boot record.
HelpLists the Recovery Console commands.
Footnotes:
1 If you load the Recovery Console from floppy disks, chkdsk may complain that it can't locate autochk.exe. When it asks for that file's location, point it to c:\windows\system32.
2 Extract is not available if you load the Recovery Console from floppy disks.