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

 

[Birdbb]

System repair disc creation in Win 7 64 bit

I get this message.
System repair disc could not be created. The parameter is incorrect(0x80070057)
Can anyone advise in simple term please.

 

[Brink]

Hello Birdbb, and welcome to Seven Forums.

As a test, enable the built-in Administrator on your computer, log in to it, then see if you are able to create a System Repair Disc.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[SIW2]

If you are using an oem machine - you may not be able to create a system repair disc in the normal way.

You may need to create the oem recovery discs instead ( hopefully you have already done that).

 

[Birdbb]

Thanks to Shawn and SIW2. I tried to enable the built in administrator but got a system 5 error?. My machine is an OEM laptop and I do have a set of recovery discs prepared by the vendor. I should like to know why this prevents being able to create repair disc and also the meaning of "parameter is incorrect (0x80070057)" if, that is, not beyond my level.
Birdbb

 

[Brink]

Birdbb,

It's most likely due to you have a factory OEM version of Windows 7 installed for why you cannot create a System Repair Disc on your computer. If you like you could create a System Repair Disc on a friends installed retail copy of 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium to be able to use on your computer as well. Due note that you cannot install Windows 7 with a System Repair Disc since it is not a installatoin disc, but only a disc to use to boot to the System Recovery Options screen with.


The link below from Acer can help show you to create a set of Acer factory recovery discs to be able to use to do a factory reinstall of your Windows 7 with.

Acer Support: Frequently Asked Questions list for Recovery media and Restoring a system to factory load

 

[WindowsSelena]

Birdbb,

It's most likely due to you have a factory OEM version of Windows 7 installed for why you cannot create a System Repair Disc on your computer. If you like you could create a System Repair Disc on a friends installed retail copy of 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium to be able to use on your computer as well. Due note that you cannot install Windows 7 with a System Repair Disc since it is not a installatoin disc, but only a disc to use to boot to the System Recovery Options screen with.


The link below from Acer can help show you to create a set of Acer factory recovery discs to be able to use to do a factory reinstall of your Windows 7 with.

Acer Support: Frequently Asked Questions list for Recovery media and Restoring a system to factory load

Is Windows installation disk required mostly during a System Recovery Disk creation in windows 7? Please help sir.

Please answer my query.
What if I dont have installation disk and asked for one to create recovery CD?

 

[Brink]

Hello Selena, and welcome to Seven Forums.

First, to just make sure that we are on the same page, are you wanting to create a set of factory recovery discs to use to reinstall Windows 7 back to factory default with, or are you wanting to create a actual "System Repair Disc" as in the tutorial to be able to boot to the "System Recovery Options" screen with?

A "System Repair Disc" cannot and will not be able to install Windows 7.

 

[WindowsSelena]

Thank you for replying back, sir.
I wanted to know under what conditions is a Original Installation disk is needed in process of creating just a recovery disk in windows 7,
knowing that wndows 7 wont be recovered, installed afterwards by that recovery disk.

Do windows asks for installation disk when a hidden windows image couldn't be found on hard drive, as I read in post, that windows installation on a computer for first time creates a hidden windows image which then can be used in these sort of situations.

 

[Brink]

Selena,

You will not need your Windows 7 installation disc to be able to create a "System Repair Disc" from within your currently installed Windows 7. If need be, you could also create a "System Repair Disc" on another 32-bit Windows 7 and be able to use it on your 32-bit Windows 7 computer as well.

 

[SIW2]

If you had an oem preinstalled version of windows - you may not be able to use recdisc.exe to make a recovery disc.

You will have winre somewhere - but not where recdisc expects it to be.

 

[Katherinez212]

I think this is just for repairing disc and nothing else.
Any way great tutorial.Thanks

 

[Brink]

Hello Katherine,

That would be correct.

 

[Katherinez212]

yes it would.....Thanks Brink

 

[papin97]

I can't make my own System repair disc.

 

[SIW2]

Hi Papin,

That is because you have an oem machine ( Other Equipment Manufacturer , e.g. Acer).

On some oem machines you cannot use microsoft repair disc creator from the original operating system.

If you installed windows 8 - you can try booting into that and see if you can make windows 8 repair disc.

 

[seekermeister]

OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer.

 

[papin97]

Yeah, you're right.
I don't want to, because in my HDD, have Recovery disc

 

[jonw9]

Following the directions, I get the exact same message as the first post. It doesn't even try to look at the DVD drive.

Does not work for me. Problem stays the same.

 

[SIW2]

What first post?

The first post in the thread says Thank you Shawn.

 

[jonw9]

I believe that was the last post. The original post stated the problem, that Win 7 would not create a repair disc, with the message "The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)"