System Repair Disc error

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  1. Posts : 10
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       #1

    System Repair Disc error


    i am trying to create a system repair disc using windows backup and restore. i immediately get an error message upon clicking 'create disc' with the following information: "system repair disc could not be created. the parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)". this is happening on both my compaq laptop and compaq desktop. upon research i have done an SFC (with no errors) but still get the error message. although i do have a repair disk i would like to have this function available in the future. any help would be appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Geb,

    I found this by "Klickster" that claims to be able to fix this error:

    (18th post at link)
    Cannot make a recovery disk with recdisc.exe

    Open a elevated command prompt.

    Type bcdedit /enum all

    You will see an entry (probably several) that says C:\Recovery\(some long string)\winre.wim,(same long string)

    Make the following directory based on the value (some long string) that is shown above. For example purposes only:

    md c:\Recovery\0b3447fa-c429-11de-afd2-bdec487c77bb

    If folder already exists, great :)

    Insert your Windows 7 install DVD and cancel any autorun prompts. Assumption is that D: is your CD/DVD drive - change accordingly ;-)

    copy d:\sources\boot.wim c:\Recovery\0b3447fa-c429-11de-afd2-bdec487c77bb\winre.wim (or just open in explorer and drag d:\sources\boot.wim to the folder on your HDD and rename it to winre.wim - this is the all important part!

    copy d:\boot\boot.sdi c:\Recovery\0b3447fa-c429-11de-afd2-bdec487c77bb

    copy d:\boot\bootfix.bin c:\Recovery\0b3447fa-c429-11de-afd2-bdec487c77bb

    Remember, the folder "0b3447fa-c429-11de-afd2-bdec487c77bb" will probably not be the same on your machine...run bcdedit /enum all and find the correct name of the folder from the list (which will have "C:\Recovery" and "winre.wim" in the entry)

    Ruin recdisc.exe and voila you can make your recovery CD/DVD ;-)
    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
    Last edited by Brink; 13 Oct 2011 at 14:28.
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  3. Posts : 10
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks but i don't see anything even close to C:\Recovery\(some long string)\winre.wim,(same long string) after typing bcdedit /enum all at the command prompt.
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  4. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Be sure that you are doing this in a Elevated Command Prompt. It should be at the end like in the screenshot below.

    System Repair Disc error-cmd.jpg
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  5. Posts : 10
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    thanks for pointing the elevated command out to me. doh! however even when i do it there is still no entry similar at all. i tried to post a screenshot of the dos command screen results but don't know how.
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  6. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    The tutorial below will help show you how to post a screenshot here.

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums

    After typing the command in the elevated command prompt and pressing enter, be sure to scroll all the way down in the command prompt to see if you have the same type of entry that I have marked with a red arrow in my screenshot above.
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  7. Posts : 10
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    Thread Starter
       #7

    system repair disc error


    ok brink. thanks for the tutorial. here's the screenshot


    System Repair Disc error-untitled.png
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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    Ok, scroll up and look in the left side for anything that has C:\Recovery\{long number} listed, and post a screenshot if it. That is what you would want to use.
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  9. Posts : 10
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    Thread Starter
       #9

    screenshot


    Brink said:
    Ok, scroll up and look in the left side for anything that has C:\Recovery\{long number} listed, and post a screenshot if it. That is what you would want to use.
    nothing there that has C:\Recovery\.......

    this is a shot of the long numbers that do appear.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails System Repair Disc error-untitled2.png  
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  10. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    Could you post screenshots to show everything that is displayed in the command prompt?
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