It’s inescapable: there will come a time in the life of your computer when you will not get it to start properly. It could be caused by a virus or malware, a hard disk failure, or a corrupted registry.
The end result is the same: your computer will not start, and you will be unable to access any of the programs you’ve paid for, including, for example, Microsoft Office suite or even Windows itself. Replacing the software from scratch can cost hundreds of dollars, and sometimes it’s even necessary to replace the computer itself.
At the very least, you’ll be saving yourself hefty computer repair fees, which can run towards $100 an hour!
How to create a System Repair Disk
If you have one of those bad Windows days where you can’t boot up your computer properly, what you really want is something you can quickly use to get at a command prompt so you can properly troubleshoot.
Windows 7 now includes the ability to create a system repair disc, which is essentially a CD-bootable version of Windows that just includes the command prompt and a suite of system tools.
The trick is to create a system repair disk *now* rather than later when you’ll need it. Here’s how:
1) Navigate to the “start” button in the bottom of left corner of your desktop
2) Click the start button
3) Type “system repair disc” in the Start Menu search box, and you’ll be led to the utility.
It’s a good idea to create this system repair disc BEFORE you have problems, otherwise you’ll end up with no way to create one when you need it most.