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How to Create Boot Repair Disk for Windows 7 and Boot From It? | Full Guide
Are you looking for a guide to create a boot repair disk for Windows 7, or do you want alternatives if the Windows 7 repair disk cannot boot? This article will share all you want to know.
By Irene / Updated on October 16, 2024
How to create a boot repair disk for Windows 7
System recovery options can fix Windows when there's a major problem. To use them, you need a Windows installation disc or the recovery tools from your computer's maker. If you don't have those, you can make a system repair disk to access the recovery options. If you don't know how, this article will guide you about how to create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc.
If you need to create system repair disc, you can follow the steps below:
Step 1. Insert a blank (unformatted) CD/DVD to your computer, get into "Control Panel"-> "Backup and Restore" , and then, click "Create a system repair disc" on the left.
Step 2. Then, you will get into the Create a system repair disc window. Select the CD/DVD on your computer, click "Create disk".
Step 3. The Windows will begin to create a system repair disc. it will be faster than creating a recovery drive because it won’t backup system files to the disc.
- Notes:✎...
- If you're prompted to insert a Windows installation disc, it means that the files needed to create the system repair disc can't be found on your computer. Insert a Windows installation disc.
Step 4. When it’s done, it gives you a note about using the system repair disc. Click "Close" and then click "OK" to close the “Create a system repair disc” window.
How to boot from the Windows 7 repair disk?
When rebooting your computer, it will boot from the new disk. If you keep both the old and the new hard drive connected to your computer, to boot the computer from the Windows 7 repair disk, you need to get into BIOS to set the new drive as the prior boot device to boot.
Step 1. Reboot your computer and press a specific key (usually the DEL, ESC, F1, F2, F8, F9, F10, F11,F12 key) constantly to get into BIOS.
Step 2. When you get into the BIOS, you can use the arrow keys to select the cloned SSD/HDD as the prior boot drive, and press Enter key to boot from it. Such as the following pictures:
What to do when Windows 7 repair disk cannot boot
Sometimes, the situations where the Windows 7 repair disk cannot boot may happen. At this time, please ensure the disk is set as the first boot device in the BIOS, or check if the disk is not damaged or corrupted. If the problem still persists, you might consider using an alternative like AOMEI Partition Assitant.
AOMEI Partition AssistantThe Best Windows Disk Partition Manager and PC Optimizer
The "Boot Repair" feature in this Windows disk and partition manager helps fix broken or missing BCD files. It offers an easy way to quickly get your computer back to booting normally. It supports in these situations:
The system fails to boot: Error warnings like "Boot Configuration Data file is missing" or "Boot Configuration Data file is corrupted" appear.
Boot failure after an update: The boot configuration becomes corrupted after a system update or upgrade.
Multiple-system boot conflict: Boot configuration files may conflict or be incorrectly configured in a multi-OS environment.
Damaged boot sector: Boot sector corruption can occur due to a malware assault or for another reason.
Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant on a working PC, click "Recovr"-"Boot Repair" and then click the "create a bootable disk" option to create a WinPE "Boot Repair" disk.
Step 2. Boot the PC that cannot boot into WinPE. It will automatically load the Boot Repair tool and start the boot entries scan process. All boot entries will be displayed.
✍ Advanced Settings(Select a location to store the repaired boot entry):
1. Repair to the current disk: The system will boot from the current disk and ensure the boot files are complete and functioning properly. (By default)
2. Repair to another disk: This operation will repair the boot entry or create a new system boot entry to ensure the system can boot from the disk you select.
You can either repair to the current disk or repair to another disk. Repair to the current disk is recommended for common users.
Step 3. Select one/multiple repairable boot entries you want to repair and click the "Repair" button to start the boot repair.
Step 4. Wait for the repair process to finish. Once it is finished, you can check the repair result. If it succeeds, you will get a "Repair Successfully" result.
Conclusion
This guide shares how to create a boot repair disk for Windows 7 and how to boot from it. If you unfortunately encounter Windows 7 repair disk cannot boot, please try the reliable alternative, AOMEI Partition Assitant. This disk manager also helps to rebuild MBR when you meet boot issues. For Windows Server users, this tool also provides the Server edition.
