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Question

I am trying to create a system recovery disk for Windows Vista SP2.  I have tried using DVD-RW and DVD+RW disks.  Each time the disk is ejected with a message to install a blank disk.  The disks ARE blank.   Is there a different format I should use.

Answer 1

Hi,

If you need to make repair disks - these help repair Windows not re-install.

How to Create a Vista Recovery Disc - Free methods

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/141820-create-recovery-disc.html

NeoSmart now charges $9.75 for their ISO images to make the disks.

How to Make a Bootable Disk in Vista

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/7050.aspx

Download: Windows Vista 32 bit (x86) Recovery Disc and Windows 7

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc/

Download: Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc and Windows 7

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc/

How to Make a Windows Vista Repair Disk If You Don’t Have One

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-make-a-windows-vista-repair-disk-if-you-dont-have-one/

WINDOWS VISTA RECOVERY DISK STEP  BY STEP GUIDE - another method and USB as well

http://xtreview.com/review207.htm

How to Make a Windows Vista Recovery Disk - a video and another method

http://www.ehow.com/video_4994420_make-windows-vista-recovery-disk.html

How to create a Vista recovery disk and rescue Vista

http://www.techhandbook.com/windows/3080-How-create-Vista-recovery-disk-and-rescue-Vista.html

Hope this helps.

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Rob - Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.

Answer 2

.... this is  getting just ridiculous the link you've provided takes you to  2 other  web sites and wants you to  DL something  that  frankly can't be  verified. Its a good question that was originally asked  and everyone  is  avoiding a straight answer... can you make a remote bootable disk that can  recover a Vista machine.. something with a  Microsoft stamp on it  so I know I'm not going to  get hacked to bits. 

Dam ridiculous..... also what is ridiculous is the fact that you can't actually download the dam Repair tool straight from microsoft...

Answer 3

try use a blank USB

Answer 4

To answer the question the dvd+r are for data back up dvd-r are for video back up and the rw stands for rewrite so you would want to use the +r.

Answer 5

Reformat the disc.