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

 

[Ganesh Ujwal]

can i use this repair disk solving the problem such as restart loop after starting windows?

 

[Brink]

can i use this repair disk solving the problem such as restart loop after starting windows?

Yes. You could try doing a startup repair with it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html

 

[Ganesh Ujwal]

How much space will occupy for system repair disk on CD or dvd? I am using windows 7 ultimate.

 

[Brink]

How much space will occupy for system repair disk on CD or dvd? I am using windows 7 ultimate.

Hello Ganesh,

It only needs about 150 MB of space since it's not an installation DVD, so any DVD can be used.

 

[Ganesh Ujwal]

So 150 mb means CD is enough, I will burn on CD instead of dvd. Thanks for information about the space. , but how to burn on USB?

 

[Brink]

There's not an option to do so on a USB.

If you have retail installation media, you could use it instead since it includes this already.

 

[Ganesh Ujwal]

sorry, I dont understand this line: Remove and label your new Windows 7 System Repair Disc from the CD/DVD drive means what?

 

[Brink]

It means to write what you want on the label (sticker) on the top of the CD/DVD to help you know what it is for.

 

[WIRide]

Thank you once again, hopefully this fixes my gaming rigs problem with the bootmgr missing. :huh:

 

[lc007]

Hi, is the system repair disk the same for any Win7 Home Premium x64bit machine? I already have one created from another laptop. Do I need to make another one from my own laptop?

 

[Brink]

Hello lc007,

It'll also need to be for the same edition of Windows you have.

 

[lc007]

Hello again Brink! Both machines are running Win7 Home Premium x64 bit. That's the same edition, right?

 

[Brink]

Yep, that's right. You're good to go then.

 

[lc007]

Yep, that's right. You're good to go then.

Thanks again. You're the best!

 

[Brink]

 

[Calab]

My Windows 7 Pro 64bit system is no longer booting. When I start the PC I get the POST screen, then when the Windows logo is supposed to appear I just get a black text screen with the "_" cursor slowly moving down the screen about 1 line every second.

I'm guessing my boot record is messed up and I want to try and repair it, BUT when I boot from my installation DVD and choose to repair it doesn't show any Windows installations. If I select to look for a driver I can see the system drive with all my files on it, so I know the Windows drive is working.

I just went to my second Win 7 Pro 64 system and tried to create a repair CD as laid out in this post, but the CD does not boot. Any ideas why the "Create a system repair disk" would work without any errors, but the resulting CD would not be bootable?

 

[Brink]

Hello Calab,

Did you see the black "Press a key to boot from CD/DVD" screen at boot to boot from the CD/DVD?

 

[Calab]

Nope... Just a message about the media not being bootable and to press any key.

I was able to get my system working though. I had to go into the BIOS and mess with the UEFI settings to get my installation DVD to detect the Windows installation.

All is well again on my PC.

 

[AddRAM]

And if you have an install dvd you don`t really need to create a system repair disc, but nice to have an extra

 

[Brink]

I always prefer to have an installation DVD or USB instead as well.