Need help creating a bootable system repair disk

[marytheknees]

When I attempt to create a system repair disk to be able to boot my newWIN 7, if it fails to start I am unable to on my new Win. However, when I follow the steps to create the disk I get a popup telling me windows repair disk has stopped working correctly - a problem has caused the program to stop working correctly. I have also tried the recdisk command in Run and it tells me recdisk cannot be found. I think I am running windows as Admistrator but am not really certain.

Can someone assist me with this problem?

Mary

 

[AddRAM]

Why do you ned a repair disc to boot into windows ?

What is wrong with your Windows 7 install ?

 

[derekimo]

When I attempt to create a system repair disk to be able to boot my newWIN 7, if it fails to start I am unable to on my new Win. However, when I follow the steps to create the disk I get a popup telling me windows repair disk has stopped working correctly - a problem has caused the program to stop working correctly. I have also tried the recdisk command in Run and it tells me recdisk cannot be found. I think I am running windows as Admistrator but am not really certain.

Can someone assist me with this problem?

Mary

Hi Mary, Have a look at this post here, you'll see that recdisk should be typed in the cmd window not the run box.

If you are using this method:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

And then get that error, you can try creating the Repair Disk from the Command Prompt from System Recovery Options or Advanced Boot Options screen in Windows 7.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/682-command-prompt-startup.html

In the command prompt type recdisc> Enter

You should get a popup with options to choose which drive letter to create the Recovery disc to.Make sure to have a DVD in the drive and select start. This should then create the Repair Disk. A Guy

An alternative would be to just make an install disc which will function as a repair disc as well.

You can download your version from here,

Windows 7 Direct Download Links, Official Disk Images from Digital River

Then use one of these methods to create the disc,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/548-burn-disc-image-iso-img-file.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html

The upside to having an install disc is it will always come in handy.