I have, over time, encountered numerous problems which have caused me to repair/restore Windows 7. I don't have an optical drive installed on my system which causes me various issues including not being able to download the repair disk image. I was wondering if anyone knew a way in which I could use the Windows 7 "Create a System Repair Disk" feature with Windows thinking my USB drive is a DVD drive through some kind of script.
Alternatively, if anyone could provide an alternative method to download a repair ISO. I've tried to go through Microsoft's site and enter my product key, but for whatever reason, it's not valid anymore.
If anyone can help me with this issue, it'd be highly appreciated.
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Just tested Syberdoor's idea and it worked. KernSafe's TotalMounter (a free lil tool) did the trick. I got Windows 7 to create a System Repair Disk on file and then copied the files over to USB.
(I formatted the USB drive as NTFS)
Repaired my laptop with it and now I have regained control over my lovely old laptop!
