System Repair Disc - Create

How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc​

   Information

This will show you how to create a Windows 7 system repair disc to be able to use to boot to system recovery options to help recover your Windows 7 installation if you don't have a Windows installation disc, can't find your Windows installation disc, or can't access the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer.

A system repair disc is not able to install Windows 7.

   Note

If you are unable to boot your Windows 7 to create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc, then you could create it on another computer to use on your computer.

   Warning

• A system repair disc is not the same as a OEM factory recovery/restore disc.
• A system repair disc is not an installation disc. You cannot do a repair install or install Windows 7 with a system repair disc.
• A system repair disc can only be used to repair Windows 7 through the system recovery options.
• 32-bit System Repair Disc can only be created on a 32-bit Windows 7.
• 64-bit System Repair Disc can only be created on a 64-bit Windows 7.
• 32-bit System Repair Disc can only be used to repair a 32-bit Windows 7.
• 64-bit System Repair Disc can only be used to repair a 64-bit Windows 7.

:note: For Windows 10, see the following link - System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Tutorials

EXAMPLE: System Recovery Options
NOTE: Using the System Repair Disc that you have created below, you can boot to the system recovery options screen below.



Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu, then type recdisc.exe in the search box and press Enter.
A) Go to step 3.
OR

2. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Backup and Restore icon.
A) Click on the Create a System repair disc link in the left blue pane. (See screenshot below)

3. Insert a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive and click on the Create disc button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you are prompted to insert a Windows installation disc, it means that the files needed to create the system repair disc cannot be found on your computer. Insert a Windows 7 installation disc.

4. It will now start creating the System Repair Disc. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If a AutoPlay window pops up, just close it.

5. When it's finished, click on the Close button. (See screenshot below)

6. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

7. Remove and label your new Windows 7 System Repair Disc from the CD/DVD drive.

   Tip

If you would like to create a bootable System Repair USB flash drive, then you could use the free program ImgBurn to create an ISO file with this Windows 7 System Repair Disc (DVD), then use the Part 1 section in the tutorial below to extract the ISO file to a USB flash drive.

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Tell if Windows 7 is a 32-bit or 64-bit System Type
• How to Create a Windows 7 Recovery Partition
• How to Create a Windows 7 Installation USB Key
• How to Boot to the System Recovery Options in Windows 7
• How to Boot to the Advanced Boot Options in Windows 7
• How to Run a Startup Repair in Windows 7
• How to Do a System Restore in Windows 7
• How to Do a System Image Recovery in Windows 7
• How to Run the Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 7
• How to Open a Command Prompt at Startup in Windows 7
• How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
• How to Extract Files from the Windows 7 Installation DVD
• How to Make a MS-DOS Bootable Flash Drive
• How to Create a System Recovery Shortcut in Windows 7
• How to Create a Windows 7 Backup and Restore Shortcut
• How to Create a Windows 7 Universal Installation Disc
• How to Boot Windows 7 System Repair Disc from USB Pen Drive or External Hard Disk Using Grub4Dos
• How to Recover from an Infinitely Looping Startup Repair Loop without Reinstalling Windows
• How to Slipstream Windows 7 SP1 and Updates to Create a Bootable USB, Installation DVD, or ISO File
• How to Hide or Show "Do you want to create a system repair disc?" Message

 

[Brink]

LOL, yeah there are a few.

 

[battosai]

hi why is the burning of a iso file to a dvd disc in vista, would it make a difference whether window 7 or vista and how many dvd discs would you need to complete the burning. also i'd like to ask is there a tutorial on how to use the discs?

 

[iseeuu]

hi why is the burning of a iso file to a dvd disc in vista, would it make a difference whether window 7 or vista and how many dvd discs would you need to complete the burning. also i'd like to ask is there a tutorial on how to use the discs?

Hello battosai, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

The "System Repair" disc just has some tools to use in repairing a damaged OS. The files are less than 200 MB and so will all fit on one CD. A DVD is not needed.

Here are 2 links to some of what the disk will do:

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/51100-repair-cd-system-repair-disk.html

and

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

Windows 7 and Vista are similar but they are not exactly the same so there is no guarantee the utilities written for Vista will work the same for 7. Since Windows will create and burn the "Repair CD" for you, it might be a good idea to have both the Vista and 7 versions?

Cheers!
Robert

 

[Brink]

Hello Battosai, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

In addition, for Vista, you would want to use the tutorial below instead.

Create a Recovery Disc - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[battosai]

hello thanks for this reply but what i meant was could i burn the information on a dvd disc, and would it fit in one disc? i have a windows 7 not a vista.

 

[Brink]

Battosai,

Yes, it will only use 1 DVD to create a System Repair disk with as outlined in the tutorial.

 

[Dude7]

A shortcut (as in step 1) with this for the location/target will launch 'Create a system repair disc': %systemroot%\system32\recdisc.exe

But does anyone know how to create a shortcut to launch 'Create a system image'?

 

[Brink]

Hello Selvan,

You can create a Windows 7 Backup and Restore shortcut to make creating a system image backup easier to do.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Dude7]

Hi Shawn,

Thanks for that but it's not I'm looking for. That, for me, opens the 'Backup and Restore' window. I want a shortcut that will open 'Create a system image' window (like the link above 'Create a system repair disc' in that window's left pane).

 

[Brink]

Selvan,

I have not found one yet that will open directly to "Create a System Image". I shall post back if I find one though for you.

 

[Dude7]

Thanks, much appreciated.

 

[SIW2]

Hi Selvan,

Here. LOL.

View attachment CreateImage.zip

You will find that all the tutorials on all the forums are virtually identical - on every subject.


You can bet that there will be tutorials about making a "system image shortcut" springing up all over the place now.

 

[Dude7]

Right on, SIW2, it works like a champ!

 

[Brink]

Hi Selvan,

Here. LOL.

View attachment 98127

You will find that all the tutorials on all the forums are virtually identical - on every subject.


You can bet that there will be tutorials about making a "system image shortcut" springing up all over the place now.

That is a great find Simon. This tutorial is credited to you.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/111674-create-system-image-shortcut-create.html

Thank you very much for sharing this.

 

[Chiumiento]

I am wondering instead of downloading imgburn. I saved the file to a folder in my files. Then I put in a DVD in my DVD burner. I then went to the file right clicked selected open with. Then I selected windows disk image burner. and I burned it to my DVD. Does that work like that. Or do I have to download imgburn? The file size is 169,650. I am pretty sure it is the same thing they almost have the same name. I just would like to make sure.

 

[Jonathan_King]

I am wondering instead of downloading imgburn. I saved the file to a folder in my files. Then I put in a DVD in my DVD burner. I then went to the file right clicked selected open with. Then I selected windows disk image burner. and I burned it to my DVD. Does that work like that. Or do I have to download imgburn? The file size is 169,650. I am pretty sure it is the same thing they almost have the same name. I just would like to make sure.

Hello,

The Windows Disc Image Burner is a built-in program that does essentially the same thing as ImgBurn. ImgBurn supports a few more formats, and a few other things, but for burning ISOs to a CD, the method you used works great.

 

[Chiumiento]

I am wondering instead of downloading imgburn. I saved the file to a folder in my files. Then I put in a DVD in my DVD burner. I then went to the file right clicked selected open with. Then I selected windows disk image burner. and I burned it to my DVD. Does that work like that. Or do I have to download imgburn? The file size is 169,650. I am pretty sure it is the same thing they almost have the same name. I just would like to make sure.

Hello,

The Windows Disc Image Burner is a built-in program that does essentially the same thing as ImgBurn. ImgBurn supports a few more formats, and a few other things, but for burning ISOs to a CD, the method you used works great.

Awesome thank you.

Now is there anything else I can download to a DVD to make sure if anything goes wrong with my PC I am all set to put it back to the way it was before. I have done the system back up also.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Awesome thank you.

Now is there anything else I can download to a DVD to make sure if anything goes wrong with my PC I am all set to put it back to the way it was before. I have done the system back up also.

Without going into 3rd-party tools, the system repair disc is the best you'll get. You could always add a 3rd-party data recovery program, anti-virus program, etc, but chances are you'll have all you'll need, if you have a repair disc and backups.

 

[The Unofficial]

Can I do this with Daemon tools? and mount the ISO instead of burning it?

Thanks,
The Unofficial

 

[Jonathan_King]

Can I do this with Daemon tools? and mount the ISO instead of burning it?

Thanks,
The Unofficial

No, you'll have to burn it to a CD, and then boot from it. It won't run under Windows.