Some information on how to startup the recovery console (see last screenshot for the Command Prompt: jsut click on this text when you see it at boot time)
http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/how-to-open-windows-vista-recovery-environment-re-console-from-installation-cd/
Look at:
http://www.besttechie.net/forums/Vistas-System-Recovery-Console-t12840.html to see some commands that you can use at the recovery console.
If you type 'help' you also can see the available commands.
For copying files, you probably need something like this (I haven't used windows in a very long time, so be warned

):
Code:
copy "C:\WINDOWS\system32\somefile.exe" "C:\somefolder\"
This will copy the file "
C:\WINDOWS\system32\somefile.exe" to the folder "
C:\somefolder\".
You can type:
Code:
help copy
it will give you the explanation on how to use the copy command.
I think that you also can use
xcopy. It can do more than the
copy command: e.g.: recursively copy a directory. Search on the internet or with the help function, how to use it.
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Download
Ultimate Boot CD v5.0:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.htmlUse
Parted Magic for handling all partitioning task:
http://partedmagic.com/