If you’re like most PC users, you probably got Windows 7 with a new PC or laptop. And if you’re like 99% of the population, you get your new machines from one of the major manufacturers. Dell, Acer, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo; who all have one thing in common: they don’t give you a real Windows 7 installation disc with your purchase. Instead, they bundle what they call a “recovery disc” (that’s if you’re lucky – otherwise you’ll have a recovery partition instead) with your machine and leave it at that.
It doesn’t matter that you just paid a thousand dollars for a machine that comes with a valid Windows 7 license – your computer manufacturer just don’t want to spend the money (or perhaps take on the responsibility) of giving you a Windows 7 installation DVD to accompany your expensive purchase.
The problem is, with Windows 7, the installation media serves more than one purpose. It’s not just a way to get Windows installed, it’s also the only way of recovering a borked installation. The Windows 7 DVD has a complete “recovery center” that provides you with the option of recovering your system via automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point, recovering a full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for advanced recovery purposes.
NeoSmart Technologies is hosting a copy of a Windows 7 Recovery Disc for your convenience. It’s a ~150 MiB download ready to burned directly to a CD or DVD. It contains an antivirus scanner, access to system restore, Windows backup, memory diagnostics, and command-line tools for advanced repair procedures. Please note that this download is no longer free, due to licensing restrictions imposed upon us.
What it does: The Windows 7 Recovery Disc can be used to access a system recovery menu, giving you options of using an antivirus, System Restore, Complete PC Backup, automated system repair, and a command-line prompt for manual advanced recovery.
What it doesn’t do: You cannot use the Windows 7 Recovery Disc to re-install Windows – it only fixes (not replaces!) Windows.
Why you need it: If you bought your PC from a major retailer, you didn’t get this CD with your hefty purchase.
Download Links
Windows Vista Recovery Discs (x86/x64)
Windows 7 Recovery Discs (x86/x64)
Instructions
- Click the link above then select the edition you’d like to download.
- Select a payment method and enter details.
- Download the link displayed onscreen and sent to your email.
- Burn the .iso file that was downloaded to a CD using these instructions.
- When you want to use the recovery center, put the CD in your drive and boot from it. This is usually done by pressing F8 at startup, or changing the boot drive order in the BIOS.
Support
Please don’t ask for help below, it’ll get real cluttered real soon! Open a support thread at http://neosmart.net/forums/ and we’ll help you resolve your problem ASAP.
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I can’t download this file from this website
I have a dell laptop I get a black screen when I start up my laptop that said bootmgr is missing if I get a window 7 rocovery CD will it work
so many silly naive people out there.
most computers with pre instrall OS say as soon as you turn it on “would you like to create recovery or back up disk”
or as posted earlier use the windows backup and recovery utils.
learn how to use an OS. i think people shouldnt be allowed to use a computer with out a license, perhaps then there would be less virus’ and scams.
Hi, Thank for Help. Its easy. And 100% work on my cloned windows7 disk.
regards
Robert
Can’t start windows 7 ultimate for a whole day now because those ….ers didn’t give me a installation dvd 2 years ago. How can I boot the recovery cd? When I change the bootsequence my bios it still boots from the harddisk
Can you download this to a hard drive instead of a CD? (seeing as I have a netbook which has no CD drive)
Has the deal been sealed with Microsoft as Yet? Can I go ahead and purchase the windows 7 64 bit now?
Hi Tesha,
Absolutely. We posted an update here: http://neosmart.net/blog/2011/windows-recovery-discs-updated-reinstated/
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i don’t have a dvd on my laptop.can i use a usb memory stick?
How do i get thru Admin password,i have forgot it!
I bought the disc, however im not getting any prompts after inserting the disc and rebooting. My computer is still coming on but executable files must have been seriously damaged by a virus probably. Alot of files are not opening in a normal boot. How do i use the disc now?
In safe mode it says that windows can not read the disk in drive d and the if its not formatted it should be formatted. What should i do?
I have problems with “bootmgr is compressed” I checked online for help and I found you guys, you recomended me to download a recovery disc for my windows 7, I did everything, I used the recovery disc, on reboot I hit F8 key and all of them and still the same, what else should I do?
hey anyone got the file to download with bills now – a- days and the prices on stuff going up i dont even have a quarter to my name and to continue working i need my laptop to be stable so if someone could e-mail me the stuff so i can put it on a disk and redo my computer please i really need this my laptop crashed bad yesterday please help im beggin someone to my email is countryboydj18@yahoo.com
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Why do we know need to buy it D:
To Adams Ourahay: Because nothing is free in this world and you get what you pay for?
Why should they give it to you for free?
I boot from cd and then get black screen again. Paid almost ten bucks for nothing.
Im currently looking this info up on my phone. My computer crashed and where do u suggest i download thisn my error kessage is unmountable boot voluke. Will it worl for that pro lem.
My computer says that Windows OS can’t detect a free hard drive space. Hard drive error. What do I do?
Thank you so much!
I’ve been using GRUB boot loader to have dual boot option with two OS’s and mistakenly erased the Linux partition and struck with GRUB rescue, which couldn’t fine the windows 7.
Luckily i found this article and it saved and recovered the W7.
plz can any one help me ? i restore my system , after that my system require windows 7 password , plz what can i do to solve the problem in my system. acer 4750 series
It worked so well…you guys are the life savors…Thank you so much…worth it $10…well spent :)
I can’t download the recovery disk it is to large! I have a usb that has the space. Can I use it or does it have to be a disk?
Thank you
i purchased your repair and have recomended it to several people i had to do this twice only because i did pay attention the first time but wow i was up and running in 3 min thank you so much
debbie weathers
I Have a sony vaio and when I turn it on all that it does is a black screen comes up and the words “operating system not found can your disc solve this
thanks BB
This seems like a cool service you provide. I’m curious about why you chose the word “borked” to describe a bad Windows install. It just doesn’t fit.
my partition just messed up and now linux is the only available option from bootloader
This is great software. Thank you for it. Well worth the money and you can place it on a flashdrive if you use universal USB Installer. I am posting the link here.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ It is freeware.
It’s a scandal! We paid our license.
We must have the right to download the console for free burn cd