Create a system recovery disk in Windows 7

As was the case with Vista when Windows becomes unbootable, you can use system recovery tool, in Windows 7, the installation DVD options for recover the system.

Windows 7 also incorporates a very interesting feature: the creation of a repair disk directly from the system.

• In Control Panel, click System and Security (System and Security), and then click Backup and Restore (Backup and Restore).
  
  
• In the left pane, click Create a system recovery disk (Create a system recovery disc);
  
  
• Insert a blank CD in the DVD, and then click Create Disk (Create Disc).
  
  
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• The disc is created is a few seconds:
  
  
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• To check, reboot the system on the DVD player.
  
  
• After loading the files, select the language, and then click Next (Next).
  
  
• Windows 7 installed the system is found, click Next (Next):
  
  
  
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• The recovery tools appear:
  
  
  • Repair boot (Startup Repair)
    
    
  • System Restore to an earlier date (System Restore)
    
    
  • Restoring a backup image (Image Recovery System)
    
    
  • Memory Diagnostic Tool Windows (Windows Memory Diagnostic)
    
    
  • Command Prompt (Command Prompt)
  
  
  
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It is hoped that the PC brand that does not provide the installation DVD will not bypass this feature which will repair a failing system.

Hey thats a cool guide on windows 7 system recovery disk.
I think its more important because windows 7 is still in beta stage. :)

There is also a step-by-step guide provided by Microsoft on their system builder site for recovering from unbootable Win 7 systems. Haven't actually tried it, but I hear it's super easy to follow.

http://oem.microsoft.com/script/cont...?pageid=565279

Hello friend, the link that you have given is not working. It is not directing me to the exact place what you are talking about in your post. Could you help me finding the exact guide on Microsoft site which helps recovering from unbootable Windows 7 systems?

Hello Friends,

Actually I was looking for creating a system recovery disk for Windows 7 and Thanks for posting this. It is very helpful.:thumbup1:

hi i was making a sysytem recovery disc. but the pop-up said that it doesnt have windows installer in the drive?

thanks its very good

i bought a new laptop with a pre installed windows7 os. but when i tried to creat a recovery disc this messege apper "prompted to insert a Windows installation disc"...what shall i do pls. help me solve this problem

will this disk return my system to its "original"(fresh out the box) state?

also how do we know it truely works without crashing our pc

System Recovery discs can be created by going to the Recovery Center of the system. The whole process takes 4 DVDs and about 1 hour. In case you have some problem with your system, with the help of the recovery disks, you can go back to the original state of the system when it was brand new. All the problems will be solved for sure, but the data will be lost. So, care must be taken to take a backup.

so if I buy a used laptop that's original operating system was Windows XP but was upgraded to Windows 7 then make these Recovery discs & something were to happen(like the harddrive be formatted) ... all I would have to do is put the first Racovery disc in the cd holder, reboot the machine and it would put everything back on there?

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so if I buy a used laptop that's original operating system was Windows XP but was upgraded to Windows 7 then make these Recovery discs & something were to happen(like the harddrive be formatted) ... all I would have to do is put the first Racovery disc in the cd holder, reboot the machine and it would put everything back on there?

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Instead of the long way installing Windows 7, why dont you just dual boot with Windows 7? You can create partition on your hard drive, incase if it is needed, with many free parition manager software (such as like the EASEUS FREE Partition Manager) and then install Windows 7 operating system in it. Then create recovery cd for both operating system the way you like.

hi & thank you for answering ... there are three reasons 1) he(a stranger from eBay)loaded the laptop and 2) I have no idea how to dual boot or 3) it may not be possible from what I think I do know because I dunno if he set it up that way.

In windows 7 when you go in Control Panel --> Backup and Recovery Center you have multiple options. You can create an image only of the Operating System, you can select only documents, you have a great liberty of choosing. That's why I don't understand why one should buy recovery disks instead of creating themselves using the tools you have in Windows 7 . The tutorial here is well presented, and if you want to look to more detailed tutorials on how you can do it yourself you can consult also. It explains very well the steps.

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Originally Posted by nabanitkalita

System Recovery discs can be created by going to the Recovery Center of the system. The whole process takes 4 DVDs and about 1 hour. In case you have some problem with your system, with the help of the recovery disks, you can go back to the original state of the system when it was brand new. All the problems will be solved for sure, but the data will be lost. So, care must be taken to take a backup.

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I just bought a new laptop and I attempted to follow this but all it does it create a (basically) blank disk with the title "Repair disc Windows 7 64-bit". Is there a step im missing here?

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I just bought a new laptop and I attempted to follow this but all it does it create a (basically) blank disk with the title "Repair disc Windows 7 64-bit". Is there a step im missing here?

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Follow the below steps to create a system repair disc

1. Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Backup and Restore.

2. In the left pane, click Create a system repair disc, and then follow the steps. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

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If you're prompted to insert a Windows installation disc, it means that the files needed to create the system repair disc can't be found on your computer. Insert a Windows 7 installation disc.

Yes, that little "NOTE:" is what is frustrating me. It does say "Insert Installation Disk" for Windows, but I think we all know that there are no installation disks that accompany computer purchases these days... Unless I had upgraded, which I did not, I was a good little girl and waited, not-so-patiently until Win 7 came out.

So, now that I have created my recovery disks they are virtually useless as I don't have that installation disk....anything else I can do? I am wanting to completely redo my computer to the day I got it. I don't care about loss of info at this point, just want to be able to use my computer.

I believe it is a Windows error (I believe an "unknown rundll" error is preventing my system from running properly-extremely slow lag times-3 mins to open control panel!!!) but can't do much about that.

Hi sumkoolskool,

That is probably the result of malware so do an extremely thorough check and when the system is clean see the next message to remove that error. Download malwarebytes and scan with it, run MRT, and add Prevx to be sure it is gone. (If Rootkits run UnHackMe) Download - SAVE - go to where you put it - Right Click on it - RUN AS ADMIN

Malwarebytes - free
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Run the Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool

Start - type in Search box -> MRT find at top of list - Right Click on it - RUN AS ADMIN.

You guys might want to update your guide.

Basically the discs were unbootable.

nice easy to create now..:)

i have forgot to create a system recovery disk ,and its been 3months and i have taken all my files backup to a external drive ,can i create the system recovery disk now ,i mean after 3 months ... please let me know

Thanks in advance
Ram

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i have forgot to create a system recovery disk ,and its been 3months and i have taken all my files backup to a external drive ,can i create the system recovery disk now ,i mean after 3 months ... please let me know

Thanks in advance
Ram
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Yes you can surely create it now as well, there should not be any issue.:biggrin:

Thanks will try and see if it work well and good else i need to order them online
just one more question
Do i need to take the backups and do the restore or not and how many dvds are required to create the restore dvd if any idea please ........:blink:

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Thanks will try and see if it work well and good else i need to order them online
just one more question
Do i need to take the backups and do the restore or not and how many dvds are required to create the restore dvd if any idea please

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Yes it will be good if you have the backup on the machine and then go for the system recovery and as far as the number of cd is concerned it just depends on the size of the c drive.

I rely on Acronis for that. I found this tool very effective in backup and recovery thing. It restores everything. Only issue with recovery process is that it copies entire C drive which all current softwares which consumes more storage space. But that is not less for recovery. I had restored my system a number of time and all worked well. Acronis has number of other features that you can use to tune up your system.

I am using Norton Ghost for last 2 years and never faced a failure. I kept a partition in Windows. Around 10GB dedicated for the image file. So whenever I face issue, I have a image bootable disc. I boot from that and restore the stored image file. It takes hardly 15 to 20 minutes to get the entire system back. It is a very nice feature and easy to use. Windows 7 too has inbuilt option for that. And that too is really very effective.