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| Command | Function |
| Chkdsk1 | Checks disks for errors. |
| Diskpart | Creates and deletes partitions. |
| Extract2 | Extracts files from compressed .cab archives. |
| Fixboot | Writes a new boot sector. |
| Fixmbr | Writes a new master boot record. |
| Help | Lists 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. | |