Set

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP OEM Upgrade

Displays and sets Recovery Console environment variables. The set command is an optional command that must be used with Security Templates.

The set command with the parameters listed below is only available when you are using the Recovery Console. The set command with different parameters is available from the command prompt.

set [variable=[string]]

Parameters
variableSpecifies the variable you want to set or modify.

The Recovery Console supports the following environment variables:

Variable Description
AllowWildCards Enables wildcard support for some commands (such as the del command).
AllowAllPaths Allows all files and directories on the system to be accessed.
AllowRemovableMedia Allows files to be copied to removable media, such as a floppy disk.
NoCopyPrompt Does not display a prompt when overwriting an existing file.

stringSpecifies the string you want to associate with the specified variable.

Examples

The following example enables you to use wildcards with some Recovery Console commands:

set allowwildcards=true
The following example turns off the prompt when you are overwriting files:
set nocopyprompt=true

Notes

Used without parameters, set displays the current environment settings.

The set command is disabled by default. To enable the set command, use the Security templates. The Enables the Set command for the Recovery Console attribute is located in the console tree under Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Windows

Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options.

All environmental variables are set to FALSE by default.

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