Our Favorite Tips: How to create a Startup Repair Disk

February 10, 2012 by The Pit Crew in tips

How to create a Startup Repair Disk

Tip submitted by Dakeyras

Note: the below can only be done if your machine has a a type of CD/R or DVD/R optical drive installed. Also depending on the exact type of OEM your machine has you may be unable to actually create a SRD.

Click on Start(Windows 7 Orb) >> Run…, then copy/paste the following command into the box and click on OK:

recdisc.exe

Allow the UAC(User Account Control) prompt via selecting Yes.

You should now see a menu like the below:-

Put a blank rewritable CD/DVD in your optical(CD/DVD) drive and then click on Create disc.

Note: If a AutoPlay window pops up, just close it.

When the SRD has been created you will see similar to the below:-

Now click on Close >> OK.

You now have a Windows 7 System Repair Disc.

Please note: The above can be created with either a 32 or 64 bit Operating System. However the disks are not interchangeable…IE a 32 bit Startup Repair Disk cannot be used on a 64 bit Operating System and vice versa otherwise damage may be caused rather than any actual repairs implemented.

The differences between the aforementioned can be read in this Microsoft Article:-

32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions

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6 Responses to Our Favorite Tips: How to create a Startup Repair Disk

February 19, 2012 at 5:38 pm

Don Ogden says:

Works great

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February 18, 2012 at 5:53 pm

Jerry Whitt says:

Did’t work for me either. Erro could not create a statr up disc

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February 18, 2012 at 1:37 pm

john brunton says:

when i tried to create a recovery disc i got the message saying the parameters are incorrect

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February 17, 2012 at 11:25 pm

Charlie says:

Why only SRD instructions for Windows 7? I have VISTA and there’s no indication that the instructions will work for VISTA.

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February 17, 2012 at 7:17 am

R. Wildman says:

What I got was a message saying “The files necessary to create a system repair disc were not found on this computer. You can still create a system repair disc if you have a Windows installation disc.” I do not have the installation disc since this installation was done by the shop that assembled my computer over a year ago.

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February 17, 2012 at 12:34 am

Huaxing Yin says:

I am sorry,i could not see the command.Can you offer them? Thanks

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