This instructional article describes in detail how the disk is formed Windows recovery 10. An example of using such media to return the “tens” to a functioning state in the event of a problem when the OS refuses to boot even in safe mode is also considered.

General concepts

From the very name of the drive it becomes clear that this media is intended for resuscitating the operating system or performing actions in it that cannot be performed under a running Windows 10 ( full reset, rollback to the previous state if the PC does not turn on, or restoration of the “ten” from a pre-formed backup copy).

People who decide to switch to a new operating system often come across the concept of a recovery disk, but not everywhere there is information about what it is. In order to solve this problem, as well as to teach users how to create drives for resuscitating Windows, this article was written. The material is presented in such a way that a novice user will not have any questions regarding the creation of a tens resuscitation disk and its practical use.

By disk we mean a flash drive due to the relevance of the latter, despite the outdated name.

Create recovery media for Windows 10 using the Control Panel

Microsoft has provided a basic option for creating a flash drive for Windows recovery 10, slightly optimizing this mechanism, familiar with Windows 7. Since then, the principle has remained the same: a few clicks and a couple of minutes of waiting, and media created on another computer is also suitable for solving the problem, but in the case of using a Windows 10 image of the same bitness and edition OS.

1. Visit the Control Panel.

There are many ways here: executing the “control” command, using search string, Win menu → X, shortcut in a convenient place.

2. Select the value of the “View” field as “Large icons”, if it is different.

3. Call the “Recovery” applet.

Some of the actions below (such as the following) will require administrator privileges or running as administrator. account.

5. Decide whether to activate the reservation option system files to the Windows resume flash drive.

If the option is activated, the process will take longer due to copying a much larger amount of information to the media, but at the same time the Windows recovery procedure will be much simpler. Even when the system recovery image is missing or inoperative (after all, all necessary files present on the drive).

6. Connect the removable USB drive to the appropriate port, if it is not already connected.

Keep in mind that it will be formatted and information will be overwritten, so be sure to make a copy of it if necessary.

8. Wait for the copying process to complete.

The appearance of the following window signals the completion of file copying.

9. Click “Done”.

That's all, the Windows 10 recovery disk is ready for use.

After booting from a ready-made drive, using Boot Menu or by changing the priority of boot devices, you can visit the recovery environment, having received all the necessary capabilities for this.

Please note: the drive for resuscitating the operating system can be used as a regular flash drive if there is free space on it. In order not to affect the files and directories located on it, you should change their attributes to “Hidden” through the properties of the target objects or create a directory for your own files.

Example of using bootable recovery media for Windows 10

Using the created media, unlike a system recovery disk, is permissible on a computer running any version of Windows 10, regardless of installed updates and license status. But a more significant feature of such a flash drive is that there is no need to download the distribution kit as an ISO file from the Internet.

We go into the “ten” recovery environment.

1. Using the PC boot menu (Boot Menu), select the USB flash drive as the primary boot device.

2. We indicate Windows language 10 (Russian, of course).

3. In the window with the “Install” button, follow the “System Restore” link.

As a result, you will find yourself in the Windows 10 recovery environment, which allows you to return the operating system to a functioning state using one of the suitable methods proposed: using a rollback point, a full system reset, restoring the registry, checking the health of system files. The user will also have a fully functional command line at his disposal.

Due to the presence of viruses, driver or software mismatches, the OS may malfunction. If your Windows crashes, don’t rush to panic. The situation can be corrected by returning the state of files and programs to the moment when the PC was working properly.

While running OS Windows 7, 10 or 8, certain errors and problems may occur. As a result of such failures new launch operating system in operating mode becomes impossible. In this case, it is not at all necessary to do a time-consuming reinstallation of the OS. All you need to do is perform a system restore.

Recovering the OS using the recovery environment

When working we use the following scheme of actions:

1. Reboot the computer, press the F8 key while loading;
2. Troubleshooting;
3. System restore, selecting an OS restore point;
4. Click "Further" and again "Further";
5. Press the button "Ready", we reboot the system (in the Menu, select boot with the last successful configuration).

There are several methods you can use to get your OS running again. Some of them rely on rolling back to saved settings. Others simply clear the data.

You can “reanimate” the OS in one of the following ways:

• by selecting restore points;
• by using command line;
• through safe mode;
• using a recovery environment;
• using an image/boot disk.

Restoring the operating system using system “resuscitation” checkpoints is one of the most affordable, effective and popular options. To apply it, you need to make a series of clicks:

1. Panel "Start";
2. "System Restore";
3. "Further";
4. "Select a restore point";
5. "Ready".

With such an operation, problems with the computer will be corrected, changes will be canceled and the system will be returned to the operating state that allowed the PC to boot normally. There is no loss of data, files and documents with this type of recovery. All data is saved. The operation is reversible. You can roll back the system to previous state computer and use another recovery point.

Many people wonder how to make a recovery point on their own (manually) in order to choose it in the future? To do this in the same menu "Start" - "System Restore" You can create such a point yourself at any time convenient and suitable for you. It will be saved indicating the current date, which you just have to remember.

From restore point

In computer engineering there is such a thing as a recovery point. These are saved PC settings. As a rule, saving occurs automatically with each successful OS boot. The easiest way to restore Windows 7 is to use this data.

Press F8 when your computer boots. This command will bring up a menu of system startup options. Next, you need to select the Last Known Good Configuration option.

Another method can be used. Go to the properties of the My Computer folder. Find the line System Protection, clicking on which will open the dialog box of the same name. Click Recovery – Next. We set a target date, indicate the disks that need to be fixed, and confirm the actions. After rebooting, the PC should work normally.

No restore points

You can fix problems with the OS even without restore points. To do this you will need to resort to the LiveCD program. You need to download it and burn it to a flash drive with the .iso extension.
Further all actions will take place in the BIOS. You need to configure booting from a flash drive. To do this, in the Boot section, select USB-HDD in the First boot device line.

Before proceeding directly with the recovery, copy everything necessary files to a removable disk. The LiveCD program provides a special menu for these purposes.

We'll fix it system error using an archived copy. Connect the USB flash drive, open the Windows\System32\config\ folder. Files with the names default, sam, security, software, system must be moved to any other folder. In their place, transfer similar files from the RegBack folder and restart the computer.

The described method will only help if the problem is related to the registry.

Command line

You can resort to “reanimating” Windows 7 from the command line if the PC begins to freeze or works slowly, however, the system still boots. Enter the menu "Start" and using the right mouse button, launch the command prompt as administrator. Run the rstrui.exe command, which will open the system restore program. Click "Further". In the next window, select the desired rollback point and click again "Further". Once the process is complete, the PC should work normally.

There is another way to access the utility. Let's go to "Start". To open the command line, click "Run" and register CMD command. We click on the found CMD.exe file and wait for it to launch. Next, enter rstrui.exe in the command line and confirm the action with the Enter key on the keyboard.

It is not always possible to play it safe and create OS restore points in advance. Problems may arise that block the option of such “reanimation” of the PC. Then you can use another, no less effective and easy option- Windows system recovery using the system itself.

We rely on the diagram:

1. Icon "My computer"- right mouse button "Properties";
2. "System protection";
3. In the new window click "System protection", recovery button;
4. "Further";
5. Select a restore point according to the date;
6. Specify the system disks to be restored;
7. We confirm the operations and reboot the system.

Restoring Windows 7 using Safe Mode

This method is preferred if the usual system boot is impossible. Then after pressing the PC power button on system unit hold down the F8 key to call "Start Menu". One of the "Menu" options is « Safe mode» . Select it and press Enter on the keyboard. As soon as Windows boots, we carry out the algorithm of actions that we described earlier.

System recovery Windows 8/8.1

If you managed to start the OS, you can resume Windows 8 via "Options". Hover over the top right corner and enter them. Click on "Change computer settings" – . Chapter "Recovery" will offer several options:

1. "Regular recovery with information preservation".
2. “Deleting data and reinstalling the OS”.
3. "Special option".

Decide what exactly needs to be done. Next, follow the menu prompts.

If you choose last method, in the window that opens, click on the diagnostics item. You will be offered the following options:

• "Restore";
• "Return to the initial state» ;
• "Extra options". This item includes the ability to roll back to the desired resume point.

To resume Windows 8.1, press Win+R and call sysdm.cpl. In the system properties window in the tab "Protection" indicate the required system disk. Click "Restore". Clicking "Further", you will be able to see a list of rollback points. Select the one you want and click "Search for affected programs". Changes that have been made to the PC since the selected moment will be deleted. Complete the process by clicking "Ready".

If you work with Windows 8, problems may occur, incorrect work Internet, etc. To fix this, you can use the classic recovery method through restore points.

Another option is a system rollback. To do this, open the menu "Start" - "Control Panel" - "Center Windows updates» . Select an item "Removing updates". The same can be done using the command line.

So, in the list of updates that opens, we delete those from the moment of installation of which (we look by date) problems and malfunctions began. Delete unnecessary files and do a reboot.

You can perform a factory reset on Windows 8.1. Important files will not be affected during this operation. The method is effective, but to implement it, the OS needs to boot without problems. We use the algorithm:

1. Right side of the monitor - "Options";
2. "Change settings";
3. "Update and Recovery" - "Recovery";
4. "Recovery without deleting files".

If you log in in the usual way You can’t, you need to use the disk with the system. Load the installation disk, select "System Restore". Press the button "Diagnostics", And "Restore".

If you have problems with Windows 10, press Windows + Pause. Go to "System protection" and press "Restore" – "Further". Select the desired indicator and click again "Further". When finished, click "Ready". The computer will automatically restart and the changes will take effect.

One of the advantages of the “ten” is the ability to return the settings to factory settings. This helps avoid having to install the system all over again. To reset your data go to "Computer Settings" – "Update and Security" – "Recovery" – "Return the computer to its original state". Click "Begin".

You can take care of the possibility of a rollback in case of failure in advance. You can create resume points yourself or configure their automatic creation at the desired frequency. To do this, in the settings, in the Update and security item, select Backup service. Specify where to save copies, click Add disk. After selecting the device, the function will be activated.

You can restore your Windows 10 system again by using restore points. In this case, the system will be rolled back to the moment when it loaded smoothly and worked without failures. This method recovery is described at the beginning of the article.

If the OS does not boot, a warning table with a key appears on the screen "Additional recovery options". Click it and select "Diagnostics" - "System Restore". We select a Windows restore point, wait for the system to roll back and reboot.

If such operations do not help and the computer continues to work incorrectly, you can roll back to basic settings. Some programs and utilities, personal PC settings will be reset, and personal data will be deleted.

This technique is used extremely rarely if the other options described above do not help. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. "Start" - "Selecting parameters"- tab "Updates and Security";
2. Paragraph "Recovery"- button "Begin";
3. We choose to delete all files or keep some of them.

Recovering the system after this will take 40-90 minutes.

Resuming using the installation disc

One of the radical methods for correcting the error involves using installation disk. After launching it in BIOS, click System Restore. In the Troubleshooting section, specify the desired action. Next, follow the system prompts to complete the process.

How to run Windows 7 System Restore. All possible methods

Let's look at how to start Windows 7 system recovery.

In the second half of 2017, Microsoft officially stopped supporting the seventh version of Windows.

In this regard, many users are trying to find options for independent decision many errors and problems.

According to the latest data from the company, updates for the OS are released much less frequently, and user support is provided only in really important cases.

The corporation is placing all its emphasis on improving Windows 10. Insufficient system support leads to bugs and freezes.

Often, user actions are also the reason why the OS is too slow.

Installing “heavy” games, programs, rebooting random access memory And hard drive– these are the main factors of system failure.

If you experience a sudden deterioration in your computer's performance, you should restore it. After this procedure, all PC functions will be fixed.

There are three basic recovery methods:

• Using the built-in assistant;
• Using system tools (BIOS, command line and others);
• Through third party programs.

Standard utility "Recovery"

By default, each copy of Windows 7 periodically creates restore points - an archived version of the last successful PC configuration that the user can use to restore.

Each such recovery point is stored on the computer’s hard drive. To select one of them, you need to use the standard Windows utility.

This option is the simplest and is suitable only if operating system It boots normally and the function of creating archived copies of the OS is not disabled on the computer.

Follow the instructions:

1. Go to the PC control panel and enter “System Restore” in the search text field;

2. In the results tab, select the window of the same name and wait for it to open;

Rice. 2 – standard utility window

3. By clicking the “Next” button, you consent to the processing of your data by the system. The recovery process will only save those files and folders that were created before the date the access point you selected was added. The RAM and hard drive configuration settings also change. Also, drivers and other software will be updated to ensure stable operation of the system. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet;

4. When choosing a restore point, pay attention to the date it was created. The save date must correspond to the period when Windows 7 was operating normally, without failures;

5. Click on the “Show other points” checkbox to see all the objects in the window. To see which applications the rollback process will work with, select the required point and press the “Affected programs” button;

6. Once you have decided on the choice of the created backup, click “Next”;

Rice. 3 – select a restore point

7. In the new window, confirm your choice. Don’t forget to check the properties of the point and the name of the drive with which it will work (to restore the OS, the system drive C must be indicated in the corresponding column);

Using Safe Mode

After the occurrence serious mistakes When running Windows 7, the system may not boot in normal mode.

To resolve this problem, it is possible to start in safe mode. It can be used to boot Windows specifically for troubleshooting purposes.

This download option lacks some standard services and options. Only the basic drivers and components that are necessary for the system to operate are launched.

This option is suitable if you are unable to work due to a persistent error that shuts down your computer or causes it to freeze.

In safe mode, such errors will not appear, and you will be able to remove malicious programs or perform a system rollback, as described in the previous paragraph of the article.

Follow the instructions to start Safe Mode:

• Turn on your PC. Then press the Power key again;
• Open the start menu by holding down the F8, F12 or Escape key, depending on your PC model;
• After a few seconds, the Windows 7 boot options window will appear;

Rice. 4 – system boot parameters window

• Select “Safe Mode” by pressing the up and down keys, as shown in the figure above;
• Press Enter to perform the action.

After restarting the PC, you are taken to the working Windows table 7, where you can perform recovery via an access point.

Remember! In this mode it is not possible to use a connection with global network. If you need Internet access to set up normal operation of the system, in the additional settings window, select “Safe Mode with support for network components.”

Automatic troubleshooting

You can also enable the troubleshooting option through Boot Options. It allows you to reset all errors automatically.

Also, users have the option to enable the latest normal Windows 7 configuration.

After selecting this function, the OS desktop will boot as the last known good copy of the settings.

Follow the instructions:

• When turning on the computer, run system menu power-on parameters by holding F8;
• Select Last Known Good Boot and try Windows startup 7;
• If the startup attempt is unsuccessful, return to the system menu again and select “Troubleshooting”;
• The operating system will launch a utility to automatically correct all errors. After this, Windows 7 should start in its restored form.

Rice. 5 - troubleshooting and launching a successful Windows configuration 7

Recovery via command line

This option is suitable if there is not a single saved restore point on the computer, but you manage to start Windows 7.

Start your PC in safe mode with command line support. This will allow you to open a CMD window and work with basic commands.

Rice. 6 – select OS startup option

After turning on Windows 7, Open the Run window and enter the below command in the box. It will run the line.

Rice. 7 – Run window in Windows 7

In the window that opens, type the command shown in the figure and press Enter. After a few minutes, a message indicating that the PC was restored successfully will appear.

Restart it to exit Safe Mode.

Rice. 8 – fixing the system using Command Line

Recovery using a flash drive or disk

Due to fatal errors occurring in Windows 7, users are unable to start the system using Safe Mode.

In this case, you can restore Windows using a boot disk or flash drive.

Bootable media is a removable device (usually a CD or flash drive) onto which an installation copy of the Windows operating system is downloaded.

You can create such media on another PC using ISO programs Maker, Live CD, Daemon Tools and other utilities.

If you still have a disk with an official copy of Windows, it can also be used to roll back the system.

Note! The versions of Windows 7 on the boot disk and on the computer must be the same. Otherwise, recovery will not be possible.

Before you start fixing the work using removable media, you should configure the component boot queue in the BIOS - the computer should not boot installed version Windows 7, and the one located on the drive:

• Open the BIOS by pressing the F8 or F12 keys immediately after turning on the PC;
• Go to the Boot tab;
• In the window that opens, find the items “ Boot Priority" - each of them means a specific boot order for PC components. Put your type first bootable media. In our case, recovery will be carried out from a flash drive, so in the first column “Boot Priority” we select “USB Storage”. If you are working with a disk, put the “Hard Drive” component first;

Rice. 9 – select boot order removable media in BIOS

• Now, as a result of starting the computer, you will see a window Windows installations Find the “System Restore” item and click on it;

Rice. 10 – recovery from bootable media

• Confirm the action again as shown in the image below:

Rice. 11 – select recovery option

• Click on the “Next” button and select an access point, as described in the first section of the article.

Rice. 12 – launch the standard utility

Using the AVZ utility

AVZ is an antivirus software, which quickly scans your computer for malware, incorrect settings and Windows errors.

The application is distributed free of charge and does not require installation. Suitable for use in systems of any capacity.

To perform Windows recovery in this program, just open the “File” tab in the main window. Then click on “System Restore”.

Fig. 13 – main menu in AVZ

In the window that opens, check the boxes for all system options that the program will work with. Click on the "Run" button.

Their implementation will increase the likelihood of uninterrupted Windows operation 7 after the application has finished running.

Simultaneous fixes to network, hard drive, search, and startup settings are the best option recovery for the operating system.

Fig. 14 – selecting system settings in AVZ

Error 0*000000 occurs

Sometimes, during recovery or immediately after the operation is completed, an error with code 0*000000 may occur.

Its different variations can be supplemented by other identifiers, for example, 0*c0000034 or 0*0000007b.

Fig. 15 – example of an error occurrence

The occurrence of a problem informs the user that the system was unable to access the read procedure from the bootable media.

Since the error appeared in already installed system immediately after its restoration, we can say that its cause is a problem with the drivers.

Most likely, after the recovery procedure, the operating mode of the system disk was changed from IDE to AHCI, so the existing drivers were not suitable for booting the OS.

You can solve the problem by disabling AHCI through the BIOS:

• Turn off your computer and open the BIOS menu;
• Go to the CMOS settings tab and select the serial configuration item. SATA interface, as shown in the picture below;
• Press Enter and select the IDE option in the pop-up window;
• Save the settings, exit the BIOS and restart the computer.

Fig. 16 - switching SATA modes in BIOS

After turning on again, the system will complete the recovery and will work without failures.

Thematic videos:

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Mar 3 2015

How to restore Windows 7 on a laptop, a black screen appears when booting, the recovery environment does not work, I deleted all hidden partitions, there is no original disk with Windows 7.

I spent a lot of time, tell me what to do now, or at least how to insure myself against such situations in the future, preferably without using paid programs Reserve copy data.

How to restore Windows 7 system

Unfortunately, there are many reasons for this problem, ranging from incorrectly written drivers, harmful effects of a virus, errors file system and ending with our erroneous actions when working with a computer, there is no need to be afraid of such problems, you need to learn how to deal with them effectively.

Let's think about how to restore a Windows 7 system, and also insure ourselves in the future against possible troubles using the backup and recovery tools built into the operating system.

We will learn how to restore Windows 7 without using third party programs for backup even when the System Recovery Options are not loaded and the F-8 button will be useless.

Has in its arsenal quite powerful and good tool-> Recovery environment, which is created automatically when installing Windows 7 in a hidden partition and contains five other tools that solve numerous malfunctions and problems.

Note: If you learn how to use Windows 7 recovery tools correctly, and this is not difficult, then you can do without additional and paid data backup programs.

You can launch the recovery tool by pressing the F-8 button on the keyboard immediately after starting the computer. After this, a menu will open in front of you: Additional boot options: Troubleshoot your computer, then Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Boot network drivers etc.

A small digression: Before selecting Troubleshoot your computer, try the easier option - Last Known Good Configuration - in simple words, the operating system always remembers the last successful boot of the computer and enters this information into the registry.

If there are problems loading, Windows can remember the registry settings and driver settings that were used when the system was last successfully booted and use them if you select the Last Known Good Configuration option.

If this tool does not help, select the first -> Troubleshoot computer problems.

Next, we get to the Windows 7 System Recovery Options menu, this is what we need, this is where we can select the System Restore Tool we need, there are five of them in total, let’s take a closer look at how they all work.

The first thing to do is apply Startup Repair (Automatically fix problems that prevent Windows from starting).

Required digression: After pressing the F-8 button when booting the computer, you may not have the item > Troubleshoot your computer, but only Safe Mode and so on, the question arises why.

When installing Windows 7, a recovery environment partition is created automatically and is located in the root of the drive (C:) in the Recovery folder. You can also see in the Disk Management window - a separate, hidden partition of the hard drive, its volume is only 100 MB, it is used to store boot configuration files (BCD) and the system bootloader (bootmgr file).

You can see it under Computer->Management->Disk Management. Under no circumstances should you delete this partition (many people delete it out of ignorance), otherwise you will not have the recovery environment start, that is, you will not have the Troubleshoot your computer option, and in more severe cases, you simply will not boot the system.

In the lower screenshot you can see another hidden partition, with a capacity of 9.02 GB, this is a hidden recovery partition with factory settings on my laptop, yours may be larger or smaller. It’s also better not to delete it; if necessary, you can always restore Windows 7 from it.

What should you do if you do not have a partition with a recovery environment and when you press the F-8 button in the Additional boot options menu, the Troubleshooting computer option does not appear? How then to restore the Windows 7 system?

An installation disk with the Windows 7 operating system can help here. You can run the recovery tool by booting from the original installation Windows disk 7, selecting System Restore at the very beginning.

If you don’t have an installation disk, then you can use the Windows 7 Recovery Disk (you can make it in any running Windows 7) in five minutes, then you can also boot from it and do the same.

So we finally got to the System Recovery Options, either using the F-8 button and the Troubleshooting item, or the Windows 7 installation disk or the Windows 7 Recovery Disk.

In the System Restore Tools Selection menu, select the first one:

Startup recovery-> there will be an analysis of faults that interfere with normal booting Windows 7 and their further correction for normal loading and functioning of the operating system.

During the process, we may be warned that problems have been detected in the boot parameters, click Fix and restart.

System Restore-> using this function we can select a previously created system restore point, if we have it enabled, and roll back to the time when our Windows 7 worked and loaded perfectly, everything is simple here.

Restoring a system image-> I personally use this tool; if used skillfully, it can be replaced paid programs on data backup, if interested, read on.

What's good about it? It will help when you don't have the original Windows 7 installation disk and you've deleted the hidden partition with your laptop's factory settings, but that's not all.

Sometimes there are situations when, due to various reasons or due to the actions of a virus, you will not be able to load the operating system at all, or many people ask How to restore the Windows 7 system, even if the menu with Additional boot options is also unavailable. Should I reinstall the operating system again?

Therefore, immediately after installing Windows 7 on your laptop or computer, using this function -> Restore system image, we create an archived image of our Windows 7 on the hard drive, and take care of it.

You must create a Windows 7 Recovery Disk (read below), it will help you use the System Image if the Advanced Boot Options menu does not load.

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Back up computer data.

Select “Create a system image”.

In my case, Local disk (E:), if you have several hard drives, then of course it is better to place the backup on the hard drive where the operating system is not installed.

By default, the data archiving program will automatically select a partition with the Windows 7 operating system; if you wish, you can add Local disks for archiving, as long as you have enough space.

Note: You may notice that I have two operating systems installed on my laptop, so the archiving program selected two Local disks.

Click Archive and the process of creating an archive with our Windows 7 will begin.

Created, it will look like this.

Now, if necessary, you can deploy the archive with Windows 7 to your computer in 20-30 minutes. It would be better if you additionally copy the archive with the system onto a portable one HDD, this way you will protect yourself doubly.

Let's imagine that we can't start Windows 7 and deploy the backup we created, let's do it together.

We launch the Windows 7 Recovery Tool by pressing the F-8 button on the keyboard immediately after starting the computer.

The Advanced boot options menu opens, select Troubleshoot your computer.

Restoring a system image

Use the latest available system image.

Of course, all our data is on Local disk, where the operating system is now being restored, will be deleted, so you can first boot from any Live CD and copy what you need.

How else can you restore your Windows 7 system? Of course, using the Windows 7 Recovery Disk.

Let's create one that can be used to boot the computer; it will contain recovery tools that can be used to repair Windows 7 boot problems, as well as restore the operating system from the backup copy that we created in advance.

Important: For a recovery disk, the bitness of the system is important, 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.

Let's go again Archiving computer data.

Create a system recovery disc, insert the DVD into the drive, click “Create disc”.

When the Windows 7 Bootable Recovery Disk is ready, put it in a safe place.

To restore Windows 7 from a Recovery Disk, you basically don’t need any working operating system at all.

You will only need to change the boot priority to the disk drive in your computer’s BIOS, insert a recovery disk into it and restore your Windows 7 using the archive.

Many here can draw an analogy with data backup programs, and this is correct, they work on the same principle, only their functionality is, of course, more convenient.

Recovering Windows 7 from a Recovery Disk. I show you how to do it. Let's say we're in trouble, we can't start Windows 7, when we press F-8 on the keyboard immediately after starting the computer, nothing happens.

We cannot get to the menu with Additional boot options and an error message is displayed. In this case, the system archive on the hard drive is not available to us. This is exactly the kind of trouble that happened to our reader Ilya, who wrote us a letter asking for help.

In this situation, many people reinstall Windows 7 from scratch, but not you and me, because we have a System Recovery Disk.

We insert it into the drive and reboot, set it to BIOS loading from the drive, as I said, the boot disk starts the System Recovery Options program.

Press Enter until the prompt to boot from the disk disappears.

Automatically, the recovery tool running from the disk will try to restore Windows 7 to start.

If nothing works, select any tool, for example, try Restoring your computer using a previously created operating system image.

We use the latest available system image.

What other ways are there to restore Windows 7?

There is another little-known way to restore Windows 7 boot after a failure, and I’ll tell you about it. At first glance, it may seem difficult to many, but nevertheless it often helps me out.

The fact is, friends, that a very large part of the problems due to which you cannot boot Windows 7 lie in registry errors. And Windows 7 would not be Windows 7 if it did not have a mechanism that protects registry files. Such a mechanism exists and creates backup copies of the registry in the RegBack folder every 10 days, regardless of whether you have system recovery enabled or not.

If you cannot solve problems loading Windows 7, you should try replacing the existing (and apparently damaged) registry files from the Config folder archive files from the RegBack folder. To do this, we will have to boot the computer from the Windows 7 installation disk or the Windows 7 recovery disk.

Boot into the recovery environment and select the command line.

We type in it - notepad, we get into Notepad, then File and Open.

We go into the real explorer, click My Computer. Now we need the system drive C:, attention, the drive letters here may be mixed up, but the system drive C: I think you can tell by the ones inside system folders Windows and Program Files.

We go to the folder C:\Windows\System32\Config, here are the active registry files, specify the File Type - All files and see our registry files, we also see the RegBack folder, in which every 10 days the Task Scheduler makes a backup copy of the registry keys.

So, we will replace the existing registry files from the Config folder backup files registry from the RegBack folder.
So, first of all, let’s delete from the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder the files SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, DEFAULT, SYSTEM, which are responsible for all registry hives (my advice is to copy the registry hives somewhere before deleting, just in case).

In their place, let's copy and paste files with the same names, but from the backup copy, that is, from the RegBack folder.

Note: The SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, DEFAULT, SYSTEM files cannot be deleted all together; delete them one by one. Then copy the same files from the RegBack folder in their place.

Friends, if this does not help, apply integrity restoration Windows files 7, if the operating system does not boot, it is done in exactly the same way as in Windows 8.

What else do we have left of Windows 7 recovery tools?

Memory diagnostics 7-> checks system memory for errors. Command line-> using it you can delete files that interfere with loading Windows 7.

I hope our article on how to restore Windows 7 system helped you.

When your PC stops booting from its hard drive, you may be in a bind - unless you created a bootable rescue disk or device.

A recovery disk doesn't just start your PC, it also includes tools that can help you fix what's wrong with your system. Creating a recovery disc takes minutes.

Recovery disc options for all versions of Windows

Exist various ways creating autonomous, emergency, boot-recovery disks. When using Windows 7 and 8 create good wheels recovery is quick and easy. Vista and XP also provide tools for creating recovery discs, but the process requires a little more effort.

There are also numerous boot disks third-party manufacturers - both paid and free - that work with all versions of Windows. The best of them have recovery and return to work capabilities that far exceed their own. Windows tools.

Of course, you can boot your PC using the original Windows installation CDs or DVDs, and they provide some basic recovery tools. But most PCs now come with installation files located in a special partition on the hard drive. Such files will not be accessible unless you take the time to create an emergency boot disk. In other words, the recovery partition will be useless to you in emergency, in which it will be impossible to boot the PC!

Even if you've taken the trouble to make system image backups, you may still need a rescue disk on hand to restore the most recent image.

In Part 1 (there are two in total) of this article, I will look at a long series of emergency recovery disks for XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. I will start with Windows features 8 and will be moving back to XP. I'll also start with the built-in Windows tools and then mention some excellent third-party products - most of them free!

Next week, in Part 2, you'll learn how to use these disks to boot your PC and how to access the recovery tools they contain. I'll also share some advanced tips and tricks.

Windows 8: Create a Recovery Disk tool

Windows 8.0 and 8.1 both include a built-in Recovery Media Creator program. This tool allows you to easily make a bootable recovery disk from a flash drive or external USB device. You can also create bootable CDs or DVDs using Windows 8.0.

The standard Windows 8 recovery drive (or CD/DVD) contains a bootable recovery image - a simplified, custom version of Windows 8 - that will boot your PC. It also includes tools for repairing and restoring basic Windows 8. It may also include tools for resetting or updating the system based on a system image, such as those provided by computer manufacturers.

If your PC contains a manufacturer-installed recovery image available for use (usually on its own dedicated partition), Recovery Media Creator (RMC) can also add the image to the bootable recovery disk. If necessary, you can completely restore your system solely from the recovery disk. (You can even put a custom recovery image on your recovery drive. I'll cover that in Part Two.)

The Recovery Disk Builder tool is very easy to use. And here's how much:

• While you're logged in as an administrator, click Win+W(Windows flag key and W) or swipe to open the Charms bar.

Figure 1. Enter "Create...".

• Enter Creating a recovery disc(recovery drive) in the search box (in Windows 8.0, use Search, Settings), then click the Create a recovery drive icon when it appears. The Recovery Disk tool will open (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Creating a recovery disk in part of Windows 8 is a step-by-step wizard that is easy to use.

• If your system has a recovery partition, specify whether you want to include the recovery image in the boot or recovery disk you create.

If checkbox Copy the recovery partition from your computer to the recovery drive(Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive) is displayed in black and responds to clicks, you can burn the recovery image provided by the manufacturer of your PC to the recovery disk. Simply check the box to enable this option.

If this checkbox is grayed out and doesn't respond when you click it, then you obviously don't have the option to burn the factory image to the recovery drive. However, do not be discouraged, the created recovery disk will still contain a bootable, stripped-down recovery disk. Windows image 8, as well as a standard array of recovery tools.

• The Recovery Disk Builder will then tell you how much disk space the recovery files and system image will take up if its entry is checked. Insert a USB device into your PC that is at least the size required. Please note that the device may be used only as a bootable recovery disk; everything else on the device will be deleted.
• If you have connected more than one USB device, the RMC will show a list of available devices. Select the one you want to use as your recovery drive and click Next. The next dialog box will warn you that everything on the selected USB device will be overwritten. When you're ready, click Create.
• The bootable recovery image, recovery and repair tools, and factory system image (if selected) will be copied to the recovery drive. This may take a few minutes.
• If you have specified a factory image copy, RMC will now give you the option to remove the OEM recovery partition from the hard drive to free up space. Delete or save the section - the choice is yours.
• Click Finish.
• Remove the USB device and store it in a safe place.

For more information about the Create a Recovery Disk tool included with Windows 8, visit Microsoft support - .

Windows 7: Create a System Repair Disk tool

Windows 7 was the first Windows system to include an automated tool for creating bootable rescue CDs or DVDs. The tool doesn't have as many features as the Windows 8 version—you can't add an OEM recovery image, for example—but it's just as easy to use. Just a few clicks and your recovery disk is ready!

And here's how much:

Figure 3. Backup and recovery

• Insert a blank CD or DVD into optical device recordings on PC.
• While you're logged in as an administrator, open the app Backup and Restore. Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore(Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore).
• On the left side of the window, click Create a system repair disk(Create a system repair disc).
• Confirm if optical drive chosen correctly. Click Create disk(Create disc) (see Figure 4), and follow the suggested steps.

Figure 4: The Create a System Repair Disk tool included with Windows 7 allows you to create a bootable recovery CD or DVD with just a few clicks

Note: If Windows 7 can't find the files it needs, it will prompt you to insert a Windows installation disc.

For getting additional information Microsoft offers a video tutorial on its Windows 7 page.

Vista: Enabling and Using Create Recovery Disk

The beta version of Vista SP1 came with an excellent utility Create Recovery Disk (Create a recovery disk) (recdisc.exe) (see Figure 5). But for reasons known only to Microsoft, the utility was cut in all versions produced. File recdisc.exe still exists in Vista, but it doesn't function!

Figure 5. Vista's remaining recdisc.exe file doesn't work by default, but with a little effort it can be made useful.

Nevertheless, enthusiasts liked it working version utilities. So they prepared the files and made them available for download - along with practical recommendations. This is not an officially sanctioned solution, but it has been openly discussed and recommended by Microsoft MVP on the Microsoft Answers forum. For example, see the Microsoft Answers topic " " (Creating a system repair disc for Windows Vista).

Get recdisk.exe not difficult, but the steps are too long to detail here. A thread on the third-party forum "VistaForums" titled " " (How to Create a Vista Recovery Disc) contains best instructions with practical recommendations that I know. The only thing I would add to practical guide, this is a standard note: before making any system changes, make a backup.

If all this is beyond your capabilities, try using a third-party boot disk as described below.

Windows XP: Requires a third party tool

XP does not have a built-in ability to create a bootable emergency recovery disk.

For many years the best alternative was UBCD4Win(stands for "Ultimate Boot CD for Windows"). But creating that boot disk is a long and complex process that requires some technical skill and access to a full XP installation CD.

UBCD4Win is still in use, and still free, but I no longer recommend it. Now there is a better solution.

Hiren's Boot CD includes an amazing array of free tools - about 100 in total ().

The CD itself is based on Linux, but you don't need to know Linux; The text-based application has simple menus for selecting the tools you'll launch. (See Figure 6.)

Figure 6. Hiren's BootCD includes an array of approximately 100 free repair and recovery software tools.

Strangely, Hiren's BootCD also contains a stripped-down "Mini-XP" based on the gray system. It is intended as a tool disaster recovery for use by owners of licensed, paid copies of XP - not as a replacement for purchasing a license or standard installation of XP. Within its limited tasks, it works great. When your regular (licensed and paid) Windows system XP won't boot, MiniXP with Hiren's BootCD can help you get it running again.

You can get Hiren's BootCD on his . But finding a working download link may be difficult - the page contains several distracting alternative download links for inappropriate tools.

Figure 7. Valid Hiren’s BootCD download link

All Windows Versions: Free Recovery Discs

If the built-in Windows tools are not available or don't work for you, there are many free alternative bootable recovery disks. Like Hiren's BootCD, most are Linux-based and come with a wide range of pre-configured maintenance and recovery tools.

Here are four of the best:

• Trinity Rescue Kit(free or voluntary paid) - specifically designed for recovery operations on Windows machines, but can also be used for Linux recovery issues. A simple keyboard-text menu system is used here by default; a command line is also available in Linux.
• Ultimate Boot CD(free;) - contains more than 100 easy-to-use recovery and diagnostic tools, an interface with a keyboard-text menu.
• SystemRescueCd(free) - allows the use of basic recovery tools in a hybrid text-graphic Linux environment.
• Ubuntu Rescue Remix(free; , offers a range of open-source tools source code data recovery and technical computer forensics tools. However, this product relies almost entirely on the Linux command line, which may make it difficult for those accustomed to mouse-based interfaces.

Automated Easy Recovery Essentials

Tools Easy Recovery Essentials from NeoSmart Technologies deserve a separate discussion. They are favorably mentioned in almost every Internet forum dedicated to Windows recovery.

This is partly because the tools are quite good and can run on all versions of Windows - XP, Vista, Win7, Win8, Windows Server.

But the popularity of these tools developed in part because they were free. Although many online discussion forums still classify NeoSmart drives as free, they are actually now commercial products. Prices in the US start at $20 per home version Easy Recovery Essentials and ends at $75 for the Server version. You can find a list of all versions and prices on .

For a really modest price, you will get a bootable iso image that you can download and burn to a CD, DVD or USB device. Once launched, Easy Recovery Essentials enables highly automated recovery capabilities. In fact, many complex recovery operations can be launched with one simple click, without requiring any further user input.

To get an idea of ​​how easy it is to use these tools, watch the NeoSmart demo video. NeoSmart also offers a money-back guarantee.

Which recovery product is right for you?

I suggest you start with the tools available in Windows if possible. They handle most common tasks and maybe everything you need. They provide routine operations, as well as some unusual ones. Hey, you already paid for them!

If Windows tools don't provide what you need, try free bootable recovery discs at Linux based. Although the Linux environment may be unfamiliar to most Windows users- especially Linux command line tools - there is usually enough documentation to help you get through any rough patches.

If neither the built-in Windows tools nor the free Linux-based ones work for you, then commercial tools may be ideal. NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials tools in particular work well, are very easy to use, and come with a money-back guarantee.

Next week: You'll learn how to use these recovery discs to boot up your computer and access the tools they contain. I'll also offer some additional tips and tricks. Stay with us!