Windows 7 recovery disc doesn’t start

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  1. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Windows 7 recovery disc doesn’t start


    Hi there, my problem is that I have windows 7 64b home premium. It came with my laptop Toshiba and I had to make a recovery disc in order to reinstall windows if I have to. So I did the recovery disc in a DVD RW drive. It shows that the recovery disc is ok, I can see the folders on it (boot and sources). The problem is that when I insert the disc in the DVD drive it doesn’t start. I tried to restart my computer, after that insert the disc, or insert the disc and then restart the computer, then go to my computer right click and autorun…and nothing. I don’t know how to start the reinstallation. What I'm doing wrong?
    Thank you in advance.
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  2. Posts : 1,618
    Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&Home
       #2

    On the first screen you see when booting... Press F2 to enter setup....
    this gets you into the bios, here you will change the boot options so that the
    optical{DVD/CD} drive is first drive to boot from...
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  3. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #3

    Have you try tapping the F8 key several times during boot-up to get the boot oder menu & then select cd/DVD for boot ?
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  4. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #4

    Hello Snatch, welcome to Seven Forums!



    Here's tutorial at the link below.

    How To Change the Drive Boot Priority in BIOS
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  5. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thank you guys for your quick reply, yes indeed I’ve tried with restart and press del then I press F8 and I went to a page that shows:

    Repair your computer

    Safe mode
    Safe mode with networking
    Safe mode with command prompt

    Enable boot logging
    Enable low resolution video
    Last known good configuration
    Directory services restored mode
    Debugging mode
    Disable automatic restart on systems failure
    Disable driver signature enforcement

    Start windows normally

    And I don’t know which one pick.
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  6. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #6

    Some different brands of computers aslo use the F10 or F12 to get the Boot Menu screen.

    Floppy
    Hard Drive
    CD/DVD drive
    USB Drive
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  7. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7


    Ah… yes, Im now in the boot menu, it was pressing F12.

    1: P1-Hitachi Ht………
    2: P4-TSSTcorp….
    3. Floppy
    4: Ralteck Boot Agent

    Enter BIOS Setup

    Im afraid to touch something wrong...
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  8. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #8

    Choose the item that is your DVD drive
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  9. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
       #9

    Yes F12 is the way way to go if your computer supports it for temporarily selecting an alternative boot device. Next boot it returns to your standard boot device ordering.
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  10. Posts : 1,618
    Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&Home
       #10

    Choose #2 P4TSSTcorp :)
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