download win. xp pro usb iso How can I recover Windows XP without Boot Disk? I have a Compaq NW8240 with Windows XP Business with Service Pack 3. The Laptop PC will not boot. It give me the ability to enter BIOS and the hard drive is there and passes BIOS Tests. I have a CD that allows me limited access to the hard drive (a type of DOS Boot). All the files are still on the disk. I believe that the boot record is missing or damaged. I do not have boot disks or recover disk for this notebook PC. Is there a way to create or download a boot disk that will allow me to correct the problems on my hard drive? Subscribe Subscribe to RSS feed. Report abuse. 1.Did you make any changes to the computer recently? 2.What is the exact error message you get when trying to boot normally? 1-Turn off the computer you want to recover. Restart the computer, pressing the " F8 " key after you start the computer, but before Windows starts to load. The computer will display boot options, including safe mode. 2-Use the arrow keys to navigate to and highlight safe mode . Press the " Enter " key to boot the computer into safe mode. 3-Click the " Start " button in the safe mode environment, and then click " Help and Support " to open the Help and Support page. 4-Click " Performance and Maintenance " on the Help and Support page, then click " Using System Restore to undo changes ”. 5-Click "Run the System Restore Wizard." This starts the wizard. Select a restore point from the list of restore points in the wizard, and then click the "Next" button. 6-Follow the prompts in the wizard. The wizard will roll back the system to a known good state, reversing the damage and restoring the system to a working condition. The computer will restart after the roll back is complete. Bootable Windows USB Drive: Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. Creating a bootable USB drive will allow you to install Windows from the USB drive directly. To be able to install Windows from a USB, you need have one of the following: the ISO image of the Windows version or the original installation disc of the Windows version. Prerequisites. Before you start creating a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10), you need to make sure that: The USB drive is empty and properly formatted The USB drive is bootable Your BIOS/UEFI is properly configured to boot from the USB flash drive first You have the ISO image of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1. If you have the original Windows installation disc, you can use that instead of the ISO image. Software needed to write the ISO image to the USB drive or alternatives, such as Easy USB Creator 2.0 by NeoSmart or the USB/DVD Download Tool by . USB Drive. The USB drive you want to make bootable should have at least 4 GB in available size. BIOS/UEFI configuration. To make sure that your BIOS/UEFI is configured to boot from a USB drive, follow our Boot from USB drive guide. You need to make sure that: If a Boot Device menu doesn’t appear on your screen where the USB drive is plugged-in, check the BIOS/UEFI settings. A Boot Device menu can look like this, depending on your computer model and Windows version: If you are using a new computer with UEFI/EFI, make sure that the Boot Legacy option is enabled: If you’re using a computer with Fast Boot option, make sure that Fast Boot is disabled. If your BIOS menu doesn’t list a USB item in the BIOS settings, it may mean that it can’t boot from a USB drive. You can try with the USB drive plugged-in and then boot into BIOS directly. If the item doesn’t appear, you need to use the original Windows installation CD or DVD to install Windows or access the repair tools. If you need to use the repair tools of an original Windows installation CD/DVD, you can also use Easy Recovery Essentials and run Automated Repair to automatically find and fix boot errors. ISO image. If you don’t have the ISO image to create the bootable USB drive, you can download an official image from Microsoft’s website. You need to have the product (or license) key. Create a Windows XP bootable USB. You can create a bootable USB drive with Windows XP by following these instructions. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows XP to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, , Windows 7, , Windows 8.1, plus the Windows editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. If you have the installation disc (CD) If you have the original XP Professional installation CD, you can use the CD to create a bootable USB using PE Builder. It’s important to have the following before you start: The 2003 SP1 archive. If not, download from Microsoft now: Microsoft Service Pack 1 (32 bit) The PE Builder software (BartPE). If not, download BartPE The original CD of Windows XP Professional, not a Windows XP Home CD. A Windows XP Home CD will not work. To create the bootable drive with Windows XP, follow these steps: Boot into the system Download the PE Builder software from http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Install the PE Builder to C:\ . The final path should be C:\PEBuilder to make the next steps easier. Inside the PEBuilder folder, create a new folder named SRSP1 . This folder’s path should be C:\PEBuilder\SRSP1 . Download the Windows Server 2003 SP1 archive from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1143… Rename the archive downloaded from Microsoft to MS-WS-SP1.exe Open Command Prompt . You can also open it by typing cmd in the Run dialog box and pressing Enter afterwards. Type the cd command to go to the folder where the MS-WS-SP1.exe file exists: Don’t type MS-WS-SP1.exe in the path above. You only need to go to the folder where the file exists. PEBuilder: Extract Files. If you created a new folder for the extract files, say Extract, in c:\downloads, update the cd command to go to that folder: PEBuilder: Check that you have the files copied. BartPE: Configuration for Windows XP USB. At the Source field, type the letter of the drive for the Windows XP CD, e.g. e:\ At the Output field, type BartPE Leave the Custom field blank Media output should be None. If your computer doesn’t boot into the USB drive directly, go to Prerequisites > BIOS/UEFI configuration or read the Boot from USB drive guide to configure your BIOS menu to boot from a USB device first. Create a Windows Vista bootable USB. Depending if you have the ISO image of Windows Vista or the original DVD, you can use Easy USB Creator 2.0 or the diskpart utility to create the bootable USB. If you have the ISO image. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows Vista to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 plus the Windows Server editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. To create the bootable drive with the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, follow the steps from Using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Windows 8/8.1. While the name is “Windows 7”, you can use the tool for Windows Vista systems too. If you have the installation disc (DVD) To create a bootable USB with Windows Vista and install the from that USB drive, follow the steps. You’ll be using the diskpart utility, available in Windows Vista, to make the USB drive bootable. You’ll copy the files from the installation disc (DVD) to the USB drive after the diskpart utility process is finished. The instructions are: Boot your computer Open Command Prompt and run it as Administrator.You can go at Start > All Programs Accessories > Command Prompt or type cmd in the search field.To run Command Prompt as Administrator, right-click on the Command Prompt item and select Run as Administrator. When Command Prompt opens, type this command and press Enter : Command Prompt: list disk. Where X is the number of the USB flash drive listed by Command Prompt. The confirmation message should be: It may take a few minutes to format the entire USB flash drive, depending on its size. However, you can use the quick parameter to format the drive more quickly: If you followed the above instructions correctly, the USB flash drive should now be bootable with Windows Vista. You can check this by plugging the USB and rebooting the system. To make sure that your computer boots from a USB drive first, and not from the hard disk, go to BIOS/UEFI configuration. Create a Windows 7 bootable USB. You can create the bootable USB drive with Windows 7, if: you have the ISO image of Windows 7 or you have the original installation DVD of Windows 7. If you have the ISO image. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows 7 to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 plus the Windows Server editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool is available to download and you can use it to create a bootable ISO image from the ISO image you purchased and downloaded from Microsoft. Before you continue with these instructions, please make sure that: You have the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool downloaded. If not, download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool now. You have the Windows 7 ISO Image ready. The instructions are: Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from http://wudt.codeplex.com/ and launch it At the Source File field, click Browse and find the Windows 7 ISO image on your computer and load it. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Source File. If you have the installation disc (DVD) You can use a USB flash drive (see Prerequisites for more information) to install Windows 7 from. To do so, you need to make the USB flash drive bootable first and then use the original Windows 7 installation disc (DVD) to copy the contents of the DVD to the USB drive. The diskpart utility, part of Windows 7, will be used. Start the computer Open Command Prompt as Administrator. Go at Start > All Programs Accessories > right-click on the Command Prompt item and select Run as Administrator. Enter the password for the Administrator account At Command Prompt, type: Command Prompt: list disk. Where X is the number of the USB drive listed by Command Prompt above. The confirmation message should be: You can use the quick parameter to format the drive more quickly: format fs=ntfs quick. Insert the Windows 7 DVD and go to My Computer. Note the letter of the drive where the DVD is loaded, e.g. D:\, E:\ Type assign , press Enter Type exit , press Enter After the format process is complete, type this command in Command Prompt and press Enter : Create a Windows 8 / 8.1 bootable USB. Depending if you have the ISO image of Windows Vista or the original DVD, you can use Easy USB Creator 2.0 to create the USB if you have the ISO image or the diskpart utility to create the bootable USB, if you have the DVD. If you have the ISO image. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows 8 or 8.1 to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 plus the Windows Server editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool is available to download and you can use it to create a bootable ISO image from the ISO image you purchased and downloaded from Microsoft. While the name is “Windows 7”, you can use this tool on a Windows 8 or 8.1 system too. Before you continue with these instructions, please make sure that: You have the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool downloaded. If not, download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool now. You have the Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO Image ready. The instructions are: Launch the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool At the Source File field, click Browse and find the Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO image on your computer. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Source File. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Choose Media Type. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Done. If you have the installation disc (DVD) If you have the original installation disc (DVD) of Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 you can create a bootable USB drive. To do so, follow the steps below: Boot into Windows 8 or 8.1 Open Command Prompt as Administrator . To do so, press the Windows and C key to search for cmd . From the search results list, right-click on Command Prompt Click Run as administrator Enter the password, when prompted When Command Prompt opens, type this command and press Enter : Insert the USB flash drive in the port Type list disk , press Enter. Command Prompt: list disk. Command Prompt: select disk. The confirmation message should be: Create a Windows 10 bootable USB. If you have the ISO image. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows 10 to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 plus the Windows Server editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool is available to download and you can use it to create a bootable ISO image from the ISO image you purchased and downloaded from Microsoft. While the name is “Windows 7”, you can use this tool on a Windows 10 system too. Before you continue with these instructions, please make sure that: You have the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool downloaded. If not, download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool now. You have the Windows 10 ISO Image ready. The instructions are: Launch the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool At the Source File field, click Browse and find the Windows 10 ISO image on your computer. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Source File. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Choose Media Type. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Done. If you have the installation disc (DVD) If you have the original installation disc (DVD) of Microsoft Windows 10 you can create a bootable USB drive. To do so, follow the steps below: Boot into Windows 10 Open Command Prompt as Administrator . To do so, press the Windows and C key to search for cmd . From the search results list, right-click on Command Prompt Click Run as administrator Enter the password, when prompted When Command Prompt opens, type this command and press Enter : Insert the USB flash drive in the port Type list disk , press Enter. Command Prompt: list disk. Command Prompt: select disk. The confirmation message should be: Troubleshooting. Setup cannot find the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) You may receive this error when trying to write a Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1) ISO Image to a USB drive and make it bootable: If so, the ISO image might be corrupted. In this case, you can try: download a new ISO image from Microsoft use the original installation disc instead to create the bootable drive (instructions for using the disc instead of the ISO image are available in this guide for all Windows versions) use Easy Recovery Essentials if you’re looking for accessing repair tools. Run EasyRE’s Automated Repair feature to automatically scan and fix various boot errors. Other features are available. Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. To download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, go to http://wudt.codeplex.com/. Bootable USB will not boot. To make sure that the USB drive will boot when starting your computer, make sure that: Your BIOS configuration allows USB drives to boot first and then boot from hard disk. Follow the steps from BIOS/UEFI configuration or the our Boot from USB drive guide. If you created the bootable USB drive using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, new computers with UEFI might not boot from the USB as it’s been formatted using NTFS and not FAT32. To get around this, follow these steps: After the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool successfully created the bootable USB drive, go to My Computer and copy all contents from the USB drive to a folder on your Desktop. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Done. More Information. Support Links. It’s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It’s available for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. It’s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server. Applicable Systems. This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems: Create a bootable CD emergency repair disc for XP? Is it possible to create a bootable CD emergency repair disc for XP? The issue is CD vs floppy. 1. create a bootable CD from an operable pc with XP os? 2. create a bootable CD from a floppy? (emergency repair disc)? Since my (amateur) perception is that most newer PCs don't have floppy drives, I'm confused about why CD-based repairs aren't covered by Microsoft?? Subscribe Subscribe to RSS feed. Report abuse. Here is how to make a bootable XP Recovery Console CD and a Hiren's BootCD (neither require XP media). I do not recall in recent memory any XP issue I could not resolve with one or the other. The Microsoft Support Engineers either don't know how to do this or are prohibited - I think because there is not a Microsoft KB article about it. If you are a SE and making a post, you better include a Microsoft KB article in it somewhere or it doesn't count. I think they just don't know how. You can make a bootable Recovery Console CD by downloading an ISO file and burning it to a CD. The bootable ISO image file you need to download is called: Download the ISO file from here: Use a new CD and this free and easy program to burn your ISO file and create your bootable CD: Here are some instructions for ImgBurn: It would be a good idea to test your bootable CD on a computer that is working. You may need to adjust the computer BIOS settings to use the CD ROM drive as the first boot device instead of the hard disk. These adjustments are made before Windows tries to load. If you miss it, you will have to reboot the system again. When you boot on the CD, follow the prompts: Press any key to boot from CD. The Windows Setup. will proceed. Press 'R' to enter the Recovery Console. Select the installation you want to access (usually 1: C:\WINDOWS) You may be asked to enter the Administrator password (usually empty). You should be in the C:\WINDOWS folder. This is the same as the. C:\WINDOWS folder you see in explorer. The Recovery Console allows basic file commands like: copy, rename, replace, delete, cd, chkdsk, fixboot, fixmbr, etc. For a list of Recovery Console commands, enter help at the prompt or read about the XP Recovery Console here: Make yourself a Hiren's BootCD which you can download from here: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ The ZIP file is large, so the download will probably take a little while to complete. Then unzip the download to extract the Hirens.BootCD.ISO file that will be used to create your new bootable CD. Creating a bootable CD from a .ISO file is not the same as just copying the .ISO file to a blank CD. You have to use software that understands how to burn a .ISO file to a CD to create a bootable CD. In the Hiren's ZIP file are the BurnToCD.cmd file that you can double click to launch it. The BurnToCD.cmd will use the extracted BurnCDCC.exe file to burn the .ISO file to a blank CD using your existing CD burner. You can also use your own CD burning software as long as your software is capable of creating a bootable CD from a .ISO file. Most modern CD burning programs can create bootable CDs from an .ISO image. Creating a bootable CD from an ISO image is not the same as just burning the file to a CD. If you need a free and easy CD burning software package, here is a popular free program: http://www.imgburn.com/ Here are some instructions for ImgBurn: It would be a good idea to test your new bootable CD on a computer that is working. You may need to adjust the computer BIOS settings to use the CD ROM drive as the first boot device instead of the hard disk. These adjustments are made before Windows tries to load. If you miss it, you will have to reboot the system again. When booting on the Hiren's CD you will see a menu of options. Choose the Mini XP option. Then it will appear that Windows is being loaded and you will be presented with a desktop that has the look and feel of the Windows Explorer interface you are already used to using. Using the Mini XP, you can access the Internet, maneuver around your system, search for files, copy files, replace files, run various scans for malicious software, edit text files (like the c:\boot.ini) etc. There are dozens of free and useful tools included in the CD that can be used to repair your system or copy your important personal files to another device (like a USB device or external drive) in the event that you just give up and decide to reinstall your XP (hopefully you will not make that decision). Windows XP Professional SP3 x86. @technous285 well my OS is windows 10 pro X64 so i don't have that problem but maybe the 19/01/2038 aka Y2k38 has something to do with that? VCFQD-V9FX9-46WVH-K3CD4-4J3JM is invalid. I have installed it in my virtualbox running on my linuxlite host os: Specs below: ,xXc oem@oem-HP-EliteBook-8470p .l0MMMMMO ------.kNMMMMMWMMMN, OS: Linux Lite 5.4 x86_64 KMMMMMMKMMMMMMo Host: HP EliteBook 8470p A1029D1103 'MMMMMMNKMMMMMM: Kernel: 5.4.0-74-generic kMMMMMMOMMMMMMO Uptime: 46 mins .MMMMMMX0MMMMMW. Packages: 2218 (dpkg), 8 (snap) oMMMMMMxWMMMMM: Shell: bash 5.0.17 WMMMMMNkMMMMMO Resolution: 1600x900 :MMMMMMOXMMMMW DE: Xfce .0MMMMMxMMMMM; WM: Xfwm4 :;cKMMWxMMMMO WM : Adapta-Nokto 'MMWMMXOMMMMl Theme: Adapta [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] kMMMMKOMMMMMX: Icons: Papirus-Adapta [GTK2], Adwaita [GTK3] .WMMMMKOWMMM0c Terminal: xfce4-terminal lMMMMMWO0MNd:' Terminal Font: Droid Sans Mono 12 oollXMKXoxl;. CPU: Intel i5-3320M (4) @ 3.300GHz ':. .: .' GPU: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller .. Memory: 2261MiB / 3800MiB . got past installing devices, unlike other one i tried. I install this windows, under the impression that it is a legitimate Microsoft installation. During the installation following message popped up: "The application or DLL C:\Windows\system32\RDPCFGEX.DLL is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette." After installation, internet explorer would open only www.google.com and no other sites. No HTTPS site would open. Thinking about reformatting the disk and install someother OS. It works really well. But because I'm having a hard time trying to decide whether I should get x64 or x86, I'm giving it 4 stars. Other then that It runs great. working great with serial : DP2RT-3B8YR-4JXWB-HHGPK-82FWB "Do not lend or make illegal copies" KEKW. Can someone please tell me what's the difference between the SP3 Windows XP iso image found here: The one from isoriver and Microsoft say they have the same activation key thought but filesize is different? Is this that it comes with some sort of bloatware? I want to install it in a Virtualbox environment so not to worried about it but checking. I agree with the other person about that guy. ( C4rb1n3_Sl1m). He doesn't even know that making a new partition will wipe your drive unless you don't use the whole drive and the other partition is smaller than the disk size. Anyway, this is great! Windows update has been removed, this means you cannot manually install any updates if you needed to do so. This iso is ok for a "quick fix" to try software but i wouldn't make it a permanent install as it has been messed with. ISO worked well. I slipstreamed the unofficial SP4, every update released by Microsoft, and driverpacks into the iso according to this guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20191108193124/https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10609. Confirmed legit by sha-1 hash, thanks. works perfectly. thanks internet archive! (sitcom credits theme plays) thanks for the disk image! i've lost the iso and i was trying to find a months and i finally find it! thank you a lot! i can finally install back! 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There is no separate process for creating a System Repair disc as you have for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 systems. In order to repair your computer, you need to access Recovery Console and perform various recovery commands. If these recovery commands do not work, you’ll need to reinstall Windows XP. If you can’t boot from the installation CD because of the CD-ROM, you can use Windows XP boot disks by using your computer’s floppy disk drive to begin the process and continue with the CD. The bootable floppy disks bypasses the need for a bootable CD-ROM , but the entire process still requires you to have the installation CD available. Follow these instructions to use your Windows XP CD to fix your computer: Insert the Windows XP disk in the CD drive Restart your computer Press any key if you are prompted to boot from the CD At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to open Recovery Console Type your Administrator password Command Prompt should now be available The following commands might help fix your computer: Press Enter after each command. Windows XP Recovery Console screen. On older computer models, Recovery Console can be accessed without the installation CD by following these steps: Turn on your computer Press and hold the F8 key during boot Wait for the Startup Options screen to appear Select Recovery Console Hit Enter Enter the administrator password Enter the recovery commands from above. If the recovery commands mentioned above do not fix your computer, try to reinstall Windows XP using the installation CD: By reinstalling Windows XP, you will delete all your personal files: pictures, music, movies. Backup your computer before you continue. Insert the installation CD and restart your computer At the “Press any key” screen, press any key to boot from the CD Press ENTER to enter the setup process Read and agree to the license agreement by pressing F8 Select your current Windows XP installation from the list and then press R Follow the instructions to setup Windows XP again. If you can’t boot from the CD, follow these instructions to setup a set of Windows XP boot/setup disks (bootable diskette) that can be used by your computer’s floppy disk and then continue the process by using the installation CD: Download the necessary setup disks that correspond to the version of Windows XP you have installed: Extract the files on your Desktop Make sure you have 6 blank disks available. You will receive this message at the first run: Type the drive where your floppy disks is – example: A: – and hit Enter Insert the first blank disk in the floppy drive when you receive this message: Continue with the process until all 6 disks are created Insert the first created disk in the floppy drive and restart your computer Boot from the disk Continue with the instructions to begin the process. Make sure you have the installation CD available as you’re required to have it to finish a reinstallation process. You can also create a bootable diskette to boot into MS-DOS by following these instructions too: Insert a blank diskette in your computer’s floppy disk drive Go to My Computer Right click on A:\ , this is usually the drive letter that holds the diskette Click Format Check the “ Create an MS-DOS startup disk ” option Click Start. Create MS-DOS startup disk option. If you don’t have the original installation disc to create the System Repair disc, download our recovery disk Easy Recovery Essentials. You can use it recover, repair or restore your computer: EasyRE Recovery Option screen. EasyRE Recovery Results screen. You can use Easy Recovery Essentials on Windows XP computers: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 (Service Pack 1) Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) It’s compatible with both the Home and Professional editions of Windows XP: Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Create disc for Windows Vista. Before you begin, you need to verify what version of Windows Vista you’re running. Follow these steps: Go to Control Panel Click on System Under the System type section, check if you run a 32-bit Windows Vista or a 64-bit Windows Vista. Windows Vista System Type. If you have Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Vista SP2 , you need to replace the recdisc.exe file. Otherwise, skip these steps. Steps to replace the recdisc.exe file, if you have a Service Pack installed: Copy a recdisc.exe file from a Windows Vista with no Service Packs installed on your computer Copy the recdisc.exe file on the Desktop Right- click on the recdisc.exe file and go to Properties Go to the General tab Click Unblock . If “Unblock” doesn’t exist, skip this and the next step. Click OK Open My Computer Go to C:\Windows\System32\ , where C:\ is your main hard drive’s letter where Windows is installed. If it’s D:\ , then you will need to go to D:\Windows\System32\ Right-click the recdisc.exe file found in this folder ( C:\Windows\System32 ) and make sure that you have permissions to modify the file. To verify this, right-click on the file and go to Properties . Go back to Desktop and copy the recdisc.exe file from the Windows Vista with no Service Packs: right-click and Copy . Paste the file to the C:\Windows\System32 folder Confirm that you want to replace this file. Follow these steps to create the System Repair disc for a Windows Vista system: Go to Start Type recdisc.exe Hit Enter Select your DVD drive from the Drive: list Click Create disc If the next screen mentions “ Insert Windows installation disc “, it means that your system is missing necessary files to create the disc.You will need your Windows Vista installation disc at this step. If you don’t have one, go to Use Easy Recovery Essentials for Windows Vista Wait for the process to finish When the Using the system repair disc screen appears, click Close Click OK Label your discs and keep them safe! Windows Vista – Using the system repair screen. If you’re not able to use the original installation disc to create the System Repair disc, Easy Recovery Essentials can be used to recover, repair or restore a Windows Vista system: EasyRE Recovery Option screen. EasyRE Recovery Results screen. It supports x86 and x64 platforms and all Windows Vista editions, including the 32-bit and 64-bit editions: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows Vista Starter (32-bit edition; Starter edition doesn’t have a 64-bit edition) It’s compatible with any of the available Service Packs of Windows Vista: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Create disc for Windows 7. The steps to create a System Repair disc for Windows 7: Boot your computer Log in as an administrator Insert a blank CD or DVD Go to Start Type recdisc.exe and hit Enter afterwards. If the Create a system repair disc screen doesn’t appear, follow these steps: Open Control Panel Go to Click on Create a system repair disc from the left. Windows 7 – Create a system repair disc item. Windows 7 – Create disc progress bar. If you can’t boot into Windows 7 to create the repair disc, use Easy Recovery Essentials. You can use EasyRE to recover, repair or restore a Windows 7 system: EasyRE Recovery Option screen. EasyRE Recovery Results screen. EasyRE supports both x86 and x64 platforms and is compatible with the full list of , including the 32-bit and the 64-bit: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit edition) (Starter is available only in 32-bit) It’s compatible with SP1 of Windows 7: Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Create disc for Windows 8. You can create a System Repair disc for Windows 8 by following the steps below. Disc as a CD/DVD. Follow these steps to create the disc on a DVD: Boot your computer Log in as an Administrator or any user account with administrative rights to the system After you log into Windows 8, insert a blank CD or DVD Unplug any USB flash drives from your system Press the Windows key and R key Type recdisc Hit Enter If the Create a system repair window appears, skip the following steps and go to step 15. If the Create a system repair window doesn’t appear, continue with the following steps until step 15. Open Control Panel Go to Recovery Click on Create a recovery drive If UAC (User Account Control) window appears, click Yes At the Create a recovery drive screen, click Next When the Connect a USB flash drive screen appears, click on the “ Create a system repair disc with a CD or DVD instead ” to create the disc as a CD or DVD and not as a USB flash drive Select the drive of the blank CD or DVD Click Create disc Wait for the process to finish When the Using the system repair disc screen appears, remove your CDs/ from the tray and label them accordingly. Windows 8 – Select CD for System Repair. Disc as a USB flash drive. A USB drive can be used instead of a DVD for Windows 8 users. For Windows 8.1, only a USB flash drive can be used to create the disc. You need a USB drive with at least 256 MB in size. Follow these steps to create the System Repair disc on Windows 8.1: Start Windows 8 Press the Windows and R key Type RecoveryDrive.exe Hit Enter If the Recovery Drive window appears continue with step 6. If not, follow these steps: Open Control Panel Go to Recovery Click on Create a recovery drive Click Yes , if prompted by UAC (User Account Control) Windows 8 – Create disc progress bar. If you can’t create a System Repair disc (either as DVD or USB) for your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 system, use Easy Recovery Essentials. Easy Recovery Essentials supports the x86 and x64 platforms and all the Microsoft (8 and 8.1), including the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions. It can be used to recover, repair or restore your Windows 8 computer. Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) EasyRE Recovery Option screen. EasyRE Recovery Results screen. Create disc for Windows 10. You can create a System Repair disc for Windows 10 by following the steps below. Disc as a CD/DVD. Follow these steps to create the disc on a DVD: Boot your computer Log in as an Administrator or any user account with administrative rights to the system After you log into Windows 10, insert a blank CD or DVD Unplug any USB flash drives from your system Press the Windows key and R key Type recdisc Hit Enter If the Create a system repair window appears, skip the following steps and go to step 15. If the Create a system repair window doesn’t appear, continue with the following steps until step 15. Open Control Panel Go to Recovery Click on Create a recovery drive If UAC (User Account Control) window appears, click Yes At the Create a recovery drive screen, click Next When the Connect a USB flash drive screen appears, click on the “ Create a system repair disc with a CD or DVD instead ” to create the disc as a CD or DVD and not as a USB flash drive Select the drive of the blank CD or DVD Click Create disc Wait for the process to finish When the Using the system repair disc screen appears, remove your CDs/DVDs from the tray and label them accordingly. Windows 10 – Select CD for System Repair. Disc as a USB flash drive. A USB drive can be used instead of a DVD for Windows 10 users. You need a USB drive with at least 256 MB in size. Follow these steps to create the System Repair disc on Windows 10: Start Windows 10 Press the Windows and R key Type RecoveryDrive.exe Hit Enter If the Recovery Drive window appears continue with step 6. If not, follow these steps: Open Control Panel Go to Recovery Click on Create a recovery drive Click Yes , if prompted by UAC (User Account Control) Windows 10 – Create disc progress bar. If you can’t create a System Repair disc (either as DVD or USB) for your Windows 10 system, use Easy Recovery Essentials. Easy Recovery Essentials supports the x86 and x64 platforms and all the Microsoft , including the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions. It can be used to recover, repair or restore your Windows 10 computer. EasyRE Recovery Option screen. EasyRE Recovery Results screen. More Information. Support Links. It’s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It’s available for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. It’s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server. Applicable Systems. This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems: