Solved System Repair USB not working but System Repair disc is.

[Gandolf]

I have decided recently to create a system repair disc in case something goes wrong with my computer. Using recdisc.exe, I created a system repair disc and everything worked out fine. Once I booted with the repair disc, I got a screen that looks like this:

This is what I wanted

I decided to make a recovery USB as well for convenience. (USB is much faster and is less bulky than a regular DVD)

I copied everything in the DVD, and pasted in my USB (the USB is an active and a primary partition). When I boot into the USB however, I do not get the System Recovery Options screen, but the HP Recovery Manager screen. I personally dislike HP recovery manager and want to get the Windows System Recovery Options screen.

If I try to close the HP Recovery Manager, a dialog pops up asking if it should close HP Recovery Manager and reboot. Can someone tell me if I did something wrong to create the USB Recovery drive? I don't know what I did wrong, I copied everything from the disc (which works perfectly) to the USB (which suddenly decided not to work.) In case anyone was wondering, the HP Recovery Manager looks like this:

I don't know if this is relevant, but the CD drive is first in my boot order. Once I have a repair CD in my computer, it automatically loads. For me to access the USB, I have to manually boot into the USB using BIOS. Thanks for reading.

 

[oscer1]

Hi

you cant just copy and past it into the usb drive it has to be bootable. i have not done it before but see if this helps you. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92177-boot-windows-7-system-repair-disc-usb-using-grub4dos.html

 

[Gandolf]

Hi

you cant just copy and past it into the usb drive it has to be bootable. i have not done it before but see if this helps you. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92177-boot-windows-7-system-repair-disc-usb-using-grub4dos.html

Thanks for the quick reply! I will follow the tutorial and will update whether I was successful or not.

 

[Gandolf]

Hi

you cant just copy and past it into the usb drive it has to be bootable. i have not done it before but see if this helps you. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92177-boot-windows-7-system-repair-disc-usb-using-grub4dos.html

Thanks for the quick reply! I will follow the tutorial and will update whether I was successful or not.

This partially worked out, I managed to get to this screen:




On my CD Repair disc, Windows Recovery Options detects the OS fine. It cannot on the USB however.

 

[DavidE]

Is a screen print missing in post #4 ?

 

[Gandolf]

Is a screen print missing in post #4 ?

By screen print, do you mean the PrntScreen function on the keyboard?

 

[oscer1]

in post 4 the image is not showing

 

[DavidE]

TY @oscer1 !

@Gandolf - Look at what you see in this thread for your post #1 and post #4...

 

[Gandolf]

TY @oscer1 !

@Gandolf - Look at what you see in this thread for your post #1 and post #4...

That's strange... On my screen, it shows up clearly.

EDIT: I just posted actual links to the pictures I was talking about.

 

[DavidE]

Well, here's what i see for post #4

 

[Gandolf]

Does the puush link work for you though?

 

[DavidE]

I don't see or know what the "puush link" is.
You inserted images in post #1, so you know how to do it.
I don't click on external links to view an image ...

 

[Gandolf]

I edited Post #4 to include a puush link directly to the picture. The pictures in post 1 were not very important, the image in post 4 is though. Here is the puush link again: http://puu.sh/eTjHn/41862bd5e5.jpg

That's what I meant when I said puush link.

 

[Layback Bear]

Push, shove, turn upside down or what ever you want to call it.

This Tutorial below is the best way to post pictures on this forum. I also don't tick on hyper links to see pictures. It's not safe because we don't have any idea where the link is going to send us.

Tutorial by brink:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Using this tutorial will send a picture from your computer to the forums computer and in your post. No Man In The Middle. It's safer and easier for us to give help.

 

[Gandolf]

Changed the image on post #4, does it work now?

 

[DavidE]

I edited Post #4 to include a puush link directly to the picture. The pictures in post 1 were not very important, the image in post 4 is though
That's what I meant when I said puush link.

EVERY image is important to anyone trying to help you here in Seven Forums.
A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[DavidE]

We posted at the same time.
I can now see your image in post #4

 

[Gandolf]

I actually just found a fix to my problem xD Turns out, the boot files on my USB were corrupt for some reason. I just re-installed the ISO and it worked out fine.

 

[oscer1]

ok thanks for the fix

 

[DavidE]

I actually just found a fix to my problem xD Turns out, the boot files on my USB were corrupt for some reason. I just re-installed the ISO and it worked out fine.

If you reinstalled Win 7, compare what you did to this tutorial by gregrocker
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html
Greg covers everything needed to get and keep a clean system.