Create Rescue CD of Windows 7

Follow these steps to create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc:

Windows 7 System Repair Disc gives you access to Windows 7 System Recovery tools, a powerful set of Microsoft created diagnostic and repair utilities.
The first thing a new Windows 7 user should do is create a System Repair Disc. With a System Repair Disc, you'll have access to Windows 7 diagnostic tools like Startup Repair, System Restore, System Image Recovery, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and Command Prompt.

Important: You'll need a CD or DVD burner to create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc. A USB device is not supported bootable System Repair media.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: Creating a System Repair Disc in Windows 7 should only take around 5 minutes.

Here's How:

1. Click on Start -> All Programs -> Maintenance.
2. Click on the Create a System Repair Disc shortcut.
3. Choose your optical disc drive from the Drive: drop-down box.
4. Insert a blank CD or DVD in your optical drive.
   Note: An empty CD should be large enough for a System Repair Disc. I created a Windows 7 System Repair Disc on a new Windows 7 32-bit installation and it was only 145MB. If you only have a blank DVD available, that's okay too of course.
5. Click the Create disc button.
   Windows 7 will now create the System Repair Disc on the blank disc you inserted in the previous step. No special disc burning software is required.
6. After the System Repair Disc creation is complete, Windows 7 displays a dialog box that you can close by clicking the Close button.
7. Click the OK button back on the original Create a system repair disc window that's now showing up on your screen.
8. Label the CD or DVD as "Windows 7 System Repair Disc" and keep it someplace safe.
   You can now boot from this disc to access the System Recovery diagnostic tools available for the Windows 7 operating system.