Creating a system repair discin Windows 7 it’s not a very difficult task, I understand that, but maybe I’m creating it incorrectly? The fact is that I accidentally deleted the backup created using Computer Data Archiving, but there is another one, previously copied to a flash drive, I have it 32 GB, but the flash drive,Restoring a system imagedoesn’t want to perceive, what should I do?
Denis.
Creating a system repair disc
In our article we will tell you how to create a Windows operating system Recovery Disk and then show you how to use it. But first, a short piece of advice for our reader.
- The folder with the backup copy of WindowsImageBackup on your flash drive should NOT be nested in another folder, if everything is fine with this, then the simplest solution for you is Denis, use any Live CD, boot from it and copy your archive with the Windows 7 image from the flash drive to the hard drive of your computer from which you cannot boot, but only to the partition where Windows 7 is not installed. Next, boot your computer from the System Recovery Disk and your backup will definitely be found. Well, I hope you know that the recovery will be complete and all your information from the disks that you included in the backup will be deleted.
- Friends, I recently wrote an article - and most importantly - how to recover using this image. Everything that is written in that article is also suitable for Windows 7.
Well now creating a system repair disc, which needs to be used to boot the computer, it will contain Windows 7 recovery tools, with the help of which you can repair operating system boot problems or restore it from an archived copy, which is what we will do.
- Note: You must first have created a backup of Windows 7, it is very simple. How to do it? You can read here -> this is an article about how to restore Windows 7 using various recovery tools built into the operating system itself. If you have a problem with starting or operating Windows, read it first, maybe everything will work out without a recovery disk.
You also need to know that the system architecture is important for the recovery disk; you can use a 32-bit recovery disk for any 32-bit Windows 7, and a 64-bit recovery disk for any 64-bit Windows 7.
Create a system recovery disk, go to Start -> Control Panel->A archiving computer data,
choose Create a system repair disk.
Insert the DVD into the drive and click the Create Disc button.
There is a short process of creating a system recovery disk. Now let's talk about how to use it.
Let’s say your computer has a serious crash and you can’t load Windows 7 at all. Press F-8 on the keyboard immediately after starting the computer, with the intention of getting to the menu Troubleshooting your computer, but nothing except a black screen.
To restore Windows 7 functionality with Recovery disk, you need to change the boot priority to the drive in the BIOS, then insert the recovery disk into it and restore your Windows 7 using a backup. How to change the boot priority in the BIOS, read our articles and.
Pasted Recovery disk into the drive, then rebooted, the program started System Recovery Options.
Press Enter or the prompt to boot from the disk will disappear.
Recovery tool running from the disk may try to restore Windows 7 to start at your request, click "Next".
If your Windows system is “broken” so that it doesn’t even boot and you can’t do anything about it, then one of the surest options to bring the system back to life is to restore it from a previously created image, i.e. from a backup copy. And to do this, you will need a special boot disk, called a recovery disk, which will allow you to start the recovery process from the image. A regular installation disk or USB flash drive with Windows will also work. In this article I will talk in detail about what a recovery disk is and what exactly you might need it for.
What is a system recovery disk and what is it for?
A system recovery disk is a bootable CD/DVD disk or flash drive on which a special program is recorded that allows you, if Windows breaks down, to use various options for restoring it. You can boot from this disk even before Windows boots, that’s why it’s called bootable, this is what makes it special and useful when critical situations arise.
How does it happen during the standard Windows startup? You turn on the computer, after which, within a few seconds, the computer components are checked (you don’t even notice this process) and then Windows begins to load.
If you boot from a system recovery disk (as from, in general, any boot disk or flash drive), after conducting test checks of the computer hardware, Windows will not load. Instead, the computer will start booting from the inserted disk or flash drive.
Further, I will use the concepts of “recovery disk” and “boot disk”, without mentioning the flash drive each time. Because the recovery disk and boot disk can always be not only a CD/DVD disk, but also a flash drive!
Below is an example of a common situation that can arise for any user, from beginner to advanced...
At one point, Windows crashes and everything is fine, even if you could even load it. That is, in this case, you could, already in the system itself, try to fix the problem that has arisen in various ways, for example, roll back the system to a previous state or start a Windows restore from a previously created image (backup).
But what to do in a situation where Windows refuses to even boot? You, as usual, turn on the computer, but Windows does not load, for the life of you, neither this way nor that, and no additional recovery tools are launched.
In this case, the Windows recovery disk can help you out. When you boot from this disk, a special graphical shell (program) will open, with which you can run various Windows diagnostic and recovery tools.
This is what this shell looks like using an example of a recovery disk for Windows 8:
The shell looks the same as a regular Windows installation disk. It will provide you with various options for diagnosing Windows and methods for restoring it.
For example, here you can start restoring the system to a previous state, i.e. perform a rollback. If this does not help, then through the same shell you can start the Windows recovery process from a previously created image.
A recovery disk and a Windows backup (image) are not the same thing!
Do not confuse the concept of “recovery disk” and “Windows backup” (image), these are completely different things!
Recovery disk, as you should have already understood from the above, is a boot disk that allows you to launch a special shell in which you can try to restore Windows in various ways if it does not boot.
Windows image is a backup copy of Windows (otherwise known as an “archive”), i.e. a copy of the entire partition of the hard drive on which you have Windows installed, along with all programs, settings, and your files. Using this copy, you can restore Windows at any time with all programs installed at the time the copy was created.
Learn how to create a backup copy of Windows to restore it if the system does not boot.
So, if you do not have a recovery disk, then you will not be able to restore the system from an image if your Windows does not boot. Simply because you will not be able to start this recovery process in any way.
You need to understand that the recovery disk is just a shell for the ability to launch various recovery options!
How to create a recovery disk for the desired version of Windows?
On the issues of creating recovery disks for various operating systems, I wrote several articles separately, so as not to pile up a lot of information in one.
In the articles you will not find the possibility of creating a recovery disk for Windows XP, because this system has long been outdated, is not officially supported by the developer Microsoft and there is no such thing as a recovery disk yet.
Conclusion
A recovery disk can help you out in a critical situation when the system crashes, won’t start, and you don’t find simple solutions to the problem or can’t apply them for some reason. It’s better to have such a disk just in case, or, if you have it, then an installation disk with the required operating system, because it also has recovery functions!
This instruction details how to create a Windows 10 recovery disk, as well as how to use a bootable USB flash drive or DVD with system installation files as a recovery disk, if such a need arises. There is also a video below that shows all the steps clearly.
The Windows 10 recovery disk can help in case of a variety of problems with the system: when it does not start, has started to work incorrectly, you need to restore the system by performing a reset (returning the computer to its original state) or using a previously created one.
As you can see, in the previous and main method for creating a recovery disk for Windows 10, such a disk only means a flash drive or other USB drive, without the ability to select a CD or DVD for this purpose.
However, if you need to make a recovery disk specifically on a CD, this option is still present in the system, just in a slightly different location.
After that, all you have to do is select a drive with a blank DVD or CD and click “Create Disc” to burn the recovery disc to an optical CD.
Its use will not differ from the flash drive created in the first method - just set boot from disk in the BIOS and boot your computer or laptop from it.
Using a bootable USB flash drive or Windows 10 recovery disk
Making a DVD installation disc with this OS couldn't be easier. Moreover, unlike a recovery disk, it is possible on almost any computer, regardless of the version of the OS installed on it and the state of its license. In this case, such a drive with a distribution kit can then be used on a problem computer as a recovery disk.
For this:
As a result, you will be taken to the same Windows 10 recovery environment as when using the disk from the first option and will be able to perform all the same steps to fix problems with the startup or operation of the system, for example, use, repair the registry using the command line, and more.
How to make a recovery disk on USB - video instructions
And finally - a video in which everything described above is clearly shown.
Well, if you still have questions, feel free to ask them in the comments, I will try to answer.
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Creating a system repair disc in Windows 7 it’s not a very difficult task, I understand that, but maybe I’m not creating it correctly? The fact is that I accidentally deleted the backup created using Computer Data Archiving, but there is another one, previously copied to a flash drive, I have it 32 GB, but System Image Restoration does not want to accept the flash drive, what should I do?
Denis.Creating a system repair disc
In our article we will tell you how to create a Windows operating system Recovery Disk and then show you how to use it. But first, a short piece of advice for our reader.
- The simplest solution for you, Denis, is to use any Live CD, boot from it and copy your archive with the Windows 7 image from the flash drive to the hard drive of your computer from which you cannot boot. Next, boot your computer from the System Recovery Disk and your backup will definitely be found. I hope you know that the recovery will be complete and all your information from the disks that you included in the backup will be deleted.
Well now creating a system repair disc, which needs to be used to boot the computer, it will contain Windows 7 recovery tools, with the help of which you can repair operating system boot problems or restore it from an archived copy, which is what we will do.
- Note: You must first have created a backup of Windows 7, it is very simple. How to do it? You can read here -> How to restore a Windows 7 system, this is an article about how to restore Windows 7 using various recovery tools built into the operating system itself, if you have a problem with starting or operating Windows, read it first, maybe everything will work out and no recovery disk.
You also need to know that the system architecture is important for the recovery disk; you can use a 32-bit recovery disk for any 32-bit Windows 7, and a 64-bit recovery disk for any 64-bit Windows 7.
Create a system recovery disk, let's go to Start->Control Panel->A archiving computer data,
choose Create a system repair disk.
Insert the DVD into the drive and press the button Create disk
There is a short process of creating a system recovery disk. Now let's talk about how to use it.
Let’s say your computer has a serious crash and you can’t load Windows 7 at all. Click F-8 on the keyboard, immediately after starting the computer, with the intention of getting to the menu Troubleshooting your computer, but nothing except a black screen.
To restore Windows 7 functionality with Recovery disk, you need to change the boot priority to the drive in the BIOS, then insert the recovery disk into it and restore your Windows 7 using a backup. How to change the boot priority in the BIOS, read our articles and.
Pasted Recovery disk into the drive, then rebooted, the program started System Recovery Options.
Click Enter or the prompt to boot from the disk will disappear.
If your system keeps getting errors or won't boot at all, you can try to fix the problem using a Windows 7 recovery disc.
It contains a set of utilities for testing and restoring the system, such as:
- Startup recovery
- System Restore
- Restoring a system image
- Windows Memory Diagnostics
- Command line
And so, to create a Windows 7 recovery disk you need to follow these steps:
1. Click “Start->All Programs->Maintenance” and select “Create a system repair disk”.
As a result of these steps, the “Create a system repair disk” window should load.
This action can also be performed using the "recdisc" command, running it in the Run window (Win+R) or in .
2. Select your CD/DVD reader from the drop-down list.
3. Insert a blank disc into the drive.
In this example, a recovery disk was created for a newly installed 32-bit Windows 7. After recording, the data volume was 147 MB. Therefore, a regular CD is also suitable for recording a disc.
4. Click the "Create Disk" button.
The recovery disk creation process will begin, which will take a few minutes. Standard Windows tools are used to record recovery tools.
5. After recording is complete, a window will appear asking you to specify system information on the media. Click the "Close" button.
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