In other words, you need to make your own system repair disc through Windows. A simple scenario where a repair disc would be useful is if you decide for whatever reason that you want to install Windows XP as well as your current Windows. The system repair disc would be able to reinstall the correct bootloader to make all operating systems bootable. Most other repair discs made by Windows and uploaded to websites have just about all been taken down from the internet by Microsoft actively seeking their removal, for some reason.
Although not immediately obvious in Windows Vista, it does come with the ability to create the repair CD which you can use to repair things like the boot sector, boot failure issues or various other problems.
The odd thing about Vista is it appears the function to create the disc was removed in Service Pack 1 onwards.
What you need to do if you have Service Pack 1 or 2 installed is to use the original Recdisc. You can download the correct version for your operating system architecture below:. Recdisc for Vista bit Recdisc for Vista bit. If you have UAC on, run the tool and click the Manual button to the right.
If done correctly, you should now be able to run the repair disc creator. Go to Start or press the Win key and type recdisc. All you have to do is press Win or go to Start and type recdisc, then follow the prompts by selecting the optical drive with a blank CD and pressing the button.
Unfortunately, with Windows 8 Microsoft has gone back to playing around with the recovery disc feature like they did in Windows Vista. All is not lost though because you still get the new to Windows 8 feature of writing the repair disc directly to USB flash drive. If you can not find any reference to it, contact the Manufacturer for advice on how to make those Recovery Disks.
And you need to know the "bit" version for Vista, as 32bit and 64bit Editions come on different DVDs. And once the Operating System is installed, go to your Computer Manufacturer's website and obtain the latest Drivers for your particular Model Computer or Laptop.
Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I dont really know much about windows but my computer needs to be rebooted with a recovery disk but my laptop doesn't have one it just came with windows already on it when bought.. Experience has taught me that a label identifying the contents and the date it was created can be useful.
Posted by: SarahL 10 Mar I would be interested in a simple method to create a bootable USB key; when working on computers, it would be handy to have. Posted by: Mike 10 Mar Posted by: Geoff 11 Jun Posted by: Derek Stephenson 11 Aug Posted by: Dave 28 Oct Just created a recovery console for Windows 7 easy to do with precise instructions.
I just wish I created prior to having problems with my Windows 7 machine. Once again thanks. Posted by: Win7recovery 09 Nov The download links for the recovery disks that I gave in the article NeoSmart are the only ones I can recommend. I'm not saying that the Win7Recovery site is bogus, but it does seem odd to create a site for that when one already exists. Posted by: Bill Sivula 18 Feb I echo Jack Babcock 05 Feb Posted by: Markus Day 05 Mar Further, your site appears to be an affiliate link to another site that actually sells the discs.
And how do we know that the site selling these recovery discs is legit? Posted by: mir 22 May Personally, I would not use them. Posted by: Stan Rosso 19 Mar ImgBurn is an excellent free Iso burning tool. I vastly prefer it to IsoImageBurner. Posted by: Adela 17 Apr Will a kind soul answer me please? If so, what type of disk should I buy please?
I have win7. But if it isn't, what's the easiest way to create a recovery disk as being commented here? I find doing these tech things intimidating and afraid of doing something wrong to hurt the computer. Posted by: Dee Lion 06 Dec You mention a way to create recovery disks free.
Posted by: magilla gorrilla 28 May Not knocking the article it was nicely done, however the "final solution" to do a system repair on windows 7 is pathetic. For example, it goes through several minute sometimes gets hung up! There is no such official statement yet why this file was excluded out of Service Pack 1. One could think of that Microsoft probably does not want anyone to create a bootable disc in Vista.
You can however do a Google search for recdisc. But the processes are quite hard. But you do not need to worry. Because using our software, you can now conveniently and easily create your Windows Vista bootable system recovery USB disc.
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