Create A Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc Manually

• 1). Download recdisc_x64.zip (see Resources). When the download window pops up, save the file to the desktop. Right-click on the file and click "Open" from the menu. When prompted, click "Allow," and the recdisc.exe file will extract to the desktop.
  
  
• 2). Set the system to "Take Ownership" by opening the "Start Menu" and typing "cmd" into the "Start Search" line. Press "Ctrl" plus "Shift" plus "Enter." Click "Continue" when the User Account Control (UAC) asks whether to allow this program to run. In the Command window, type the following:
  
  takeown /f "C:\Windows\System32\recdisc.exe
  
  Press "Enter." A "Completed successfully" message will appear. In the same command window, type the following:
  
  icacls "C:\Windows\System32\recdisc.exe" /grant (user name):F
  
  Press "Enter." This will allow you access to modify the recdisc.exe file with the downloaded version.
  
  
• 3). Right-click on the recdisc.exe on the desktop and click copy. Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\recdisc.exe" and, in the empty area of the window, right-click and select "Paste" from the pop-up menu. When prompted, click on "Copy and Replace" and "Continue." Right-click and select "Send To" and "Desktop (create shortcut)."
  
  
• 4). Double-click the recdisc.exe shortcut. When prompted, select the DVD-RW drive and "Create Disc." A window will pop up asking for the Windows Installation disc. Insert the disc and click "Continue." When the recovery image is complete, a pop-up will prompt for the insertion of a blank DVD. The image will be burned to the blank DVD, and the recovery disc will be completed.