
Once you’ve created a system repair disc or recovery drive, insert it into the PC that isn’t booting properly and boot from the disc or USB drive. RELATED: How to Boot Your Computer From a Disc or USB Drive RELATED: Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7 Windows 8 and 10 allow you to create a USB recovery drive or burn a recovery disc, whichever you prefer. Windows 7 only allows you to create a recovery disc by burning a CD or DVD. For example, if your Windows 7 PC isn’t booting properly, you can create a recovery disc on another PC running Windows 7 and use it to fix the problem. If you haven’t already created a system repair disc or recovery drive, you can do so from another computer running the same version of Windows that isn’t booting properly. If Windows isn’t booting properly and won’t even allow you to use the startup repair option at boot, you can run startup repair from a system repair disc or recovery drive. Launch Startup Repair From a System Repair Disc or Recovery Drive You may be told you need to use a Windows installation disc to repair your computer instead. In some cases, the startup repair option in Windows 7 may not be available.

Select “Repair Your Computer” and run startup repair. You’ll see the Advanced Boot Options screen, which is where you would launch Safe Mode from.

Next, turn it on and keep pressing the F8 key as it boots. First, power the computer completely down. If Windows 7 won’t boot properly and doesn’t show you the Error Recovery screen, you can get into it manually. Windows will attempt to find and fix problems that can prevent your PC from booting. After it does, select the “Launch Startup Repair (recommended)” option. Windows will prompt you for your keyboard layout and a username and password for your PC.
