System Repair Disc - Create in Windows 8

How to Create a "System Repair Disc" (CD/DVD) in Windows 8​

   Information

This will show you how to create a system repair disc (CD/DVD) in Windows 8 to use to boot to the system recovery options that can be used to help recover Windows 8.

   Note

A system repair disc is not the same as OEM factory recovery/restore/repair disc.

A system repair disc cannot be used to install Windows 8.

A created 32-bit system repair disc can only be created in a 32-bit Windows 8, and used to repair a 32-bit Windows 8.

A created 64-bit system repair disc can only be created in a 64-bit Windows 8, and used to repair a 64-bit Windows 8.

   Warning

Windows 8.1 no longer supports being able to create a system repair disc CD/DVD using the method in this tutorial.

If you like, you can also boot from your Windows 8.1 installation media or from a created recovery drive (USB) for the system recovery options.

EXAMPLE: System Recovery Options
NOTE: After you boot from the system repair disc, you will need to select your language and keyboard layout (if displayed) for Windows 8, then select Troubleshoot to see the system recovery options.

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Here's How:

1. Insert a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive, then do either step 2 or 3 below.


2. Press the :winkey: + R keys, type recdisc, press Enter, and go to step 4 below.


3. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Recovery icon.
NOTE: You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this step.

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A) Unplug all USB flash drives.​

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B) Click/tap on the Create a recovery drive link. (see screenshot below)​

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C) If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.​

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D) Click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)​

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E) Click/tap on the Create a system repair disc with a CD or DVD instead link, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)​

NOTE: You will not see this link if you have a USB flash drive connected. You'll need to either use step 2 or disconnect all USB drives and start over with step 3.​

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4. Click/tap on Create disc. (see screenshot below)

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5. The system repair disc will now start to be created. (see screenshot below)

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6. When finished, remove your CD/DVD, label it properly for your 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8 Repair Disc, and click/tap on Close. (see screenshot below)

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7. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

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8. If you used step 3, then you can now close any remaining opened windows from it.


That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Boot to the "System Recovery Options" in Windows 8
• How to Create a Recovery USB Flash Drive in Windows 8
• How to Boot to the Advanced Windows "Startup Settings" in Windows 8

 

[Brink]

12.7" SATA Tray Load DVD+/-RW is my optical drive and the dvd is a DVD-R, the error occurs in the very end

Could just be bad DVDs.

 

[rdwray]

Problem: "System repair disc could not be created" "the parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)".

 

[Brink]

Hello rdwray,

Do you have a TrueCrypt volume mounted? If so dismount the volume, and try creating the repair disk again?

 

[rdwray]

Don't know what Truecrypt is....

 

[rdwray]

Just got a message stating "Some required files are missing...."

 

[Brink]

TrueCrypt is a free program to encrypt with.

Try a sfc /scannow command for the last message. Afterwards, try creating the repair disk again.

 

[rdwray]

I tried the sfc /scannow just a little bit and it did not find any issues.

 

[Brink]

In that case, you may need to refresh Windows 8 to fix this.

 

[rdwray]

I did a refresh yesterday...

Will a Windows 7 repair disc work on Win8????

 

[Brink]

Will a Windows 7 repair disc work on Win8????

It depends on what you wanted to do, but not for most things.

 

[rdwray]

I think I am just going to delete this partition, recreate it, format it and reinstall the whole thing from scratch. bummer!!!!!!

 

[rdwray]

One more question: If I do a scratch install and "it works", can I create an image and use it for an update on another HD?

 

[Brink]

Yes, you could.

 

[rdwray]

Good, I have 2 spares, been burned before.

 

[Brink]

Ouch.

 

[rdwray]

OK, it is working now. All I can say is DON'T UPGRADE USING WIN8.

 

[Brink]

Great news. Yeah, I always prefer a clean install.

 

[Clint]

Thanks for telling me to create a system repair disk. It just saved my butt.


Thanks Clint

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Clint.

Don't forget about creating restore points, backups, and system images as needed.

 

[Dark Rider]

Is there a place to download a system repair disk to burn to dvd? I cannot create the system disk because I do not have a recovery partition. This was removed manually after I made my HP recovery disks. I can restore the entire system to factory defaults but all I want to do is re-fix the MBR because I need to get rid of Grub. ( of course Windows loads fine under Secure Boot and UEFI) I had forgotten the the HP recovery disks do not function as repair disks so I forgot to make those also.

I also read that if you have an HP system with preinstalled Windows 8, you will not have the ability to create a system repair disk from Windows as the above shows, only the HP recovery disks. I don't know how true that is because i didn't try it before removing the recovery partition.

Perhaps another option is to get a Windows 8 install disk and use the recovery options in there? ( I do have access to my product key)

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