Vista - Create a Recovery Disc

You're welcome Carl.

Sometimes you can use METHOD ONE in this link below to use System Recovery Options to repair the computer though. It is the same thing that the recovery disc created in this tutorial will boot to and use.

System Recovery Options

Either way will do the same job, i,ll create a cd i could do with the practice, and getting to know ImgBurn.

About system recovery options, can you try this out to see if it works, with the cd.
But i,am not sure how to get back out when the system recovery screen appears

Sure you can. When you boot from the DVD, you will see the example screenshot on the first post if it works. Afterwards, you can click on the Restart button to exit it.

Thankyou shawn, i will try all this later on, and let you know if it was successful.

Hello shawn.

Well i finally got round to creating the system recovery options CD, using the option 1 method, just in case i did not have the option, or could not get to that option.

This may sound stupid, but can you test this, i don't want to go messing around just to see if i have done it right.

Unless you could tell me how to test it.

Thankyou shawn

Hello Carl,

I'm happy to hear that you got it created ok. You can test it by seeing if it will boot into the System Recovery Options screen. If it does, then it's good to go. You can then just remove the DVD and restart the computer as normal without doing anything else.

Hi shawn.
Do i just start the computer up normally, and when the desktop appears then insert the cd.

Or go into safe mode, and go from there.
Sorry, i am completely new in this area, i have had windows xp for a few years now, but with no cd/dvd drive, so i haven't had to bother with things like this.

Until now with this new laptop.

No problem Carl. METHOD TWO in this tutorial can help show you how to with more details. You would basically place the DVD in the drive while the computer is on, then restart the computer and select to boot from the DVD instead.

thankyou for your quick replys shawn.
But just checking on this ,

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WARNING: Check to make sure that you set the BIOS to have the CD or DVD drive listed first in the boot order.

As i never go in the BIOS , i take it i would have to do this, it sounds rather scary, as i have never done anything like this before, and i dont really want to make a mistake in the BIOS, or is this nothing really to worry about, and is quite easy and straight forward.

Also looking at method two, do i have to go through all that, what happens when i come to (number 4) repair your computer.


Sorry shawn, if i am making this sound difficult

No problem Carl,

It's pretty straight forward for those settings in the BIOS. Once you boot into the BIOS, look for a "Boot priority order" type setting. You will usually have to select each listed boot item, then select the device to be booted in that order. You would normally want CD/DVD first, hard drive second, then nothing/disable (unless you have a USB device you wanted to select to boot from sometimes).

After you have selected that in step 4 of the tutorial, it may do a precheck before going to step 5.