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If you are trying to make a custom recovery partition for Win7, it is easy to do.
Just type backup into the start box, in the Backup Center click "Create an Image" and see how much space it wants for a recov image by clicking DVD choice temporarily.
Then go into Disk Management and shrink partition(s) to create a new one formatted primary. Now when you refresh "Create an Image" utility it will show that partition as a drive to save your recovery image.
Be sure to copy the Recov image to an external source in case of HDD failure.
If you need to reimage your HDD (or a replacement) boot into the Win7 installer or Repair disk and "Recover Using an Image" which will find the image in the HDD drive or external and reimage your HDD flawlessly in 15 minutes.