Repair your computer option missing from Advanced Boot Options. How to fix?

[Twinfire]

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen of Techspot.

I have a minor issue with my Windows 7 SP1, I am trying to test a recovery image on my pc but upon pressing F8 I see no option to "Repair your computer". Else where on the internets people have tried bcdedit to fix the issue, fixing the mbr and repairing the recovery drive in the reserved portion of the hdd.

If I were a tech legend I would attempt these fixes, alas I am not.

The report from bcdedit/enum all

C:\windows\system32>bcdedit/enum all

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device boot
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-us
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {7a82d5b2-7634-11e1-8e2d-bce9bfac6809}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
noerrordisplay No
custom:26000025 Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device locate=\windows\{a730f857-fd0b-40f7-beef-08a9f1b54420}
path \windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows
locale en-us
loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
inherit {bootloadersettings}
nointegritychecks Yes
custom:17000077 352321653
osdevice locate=\windows\{a730f857-fd0b-40f7-beef-08a9f1b54420}
systemroot \windows
custom:22000005 \windows\{a730f857-fd0b-40f7-beef-08a9f1b54420}
resumeobject {7a82d5b2-7634-11e1-8e2d-bce9bfac6809}
nx OptIn
pae Default
driverloadfailurepolicy UseErrorControl
custom:250000c2 1
detecthal Yes
nocrashautoreboot Yes
uselegacyapicmode Yes

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {7a82d5b2-7634-11e1-8e2d-bce9bfac6809}
device locate=unknown
path \windows\system32\winresume.exe
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-us
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
custom:17000077 352321653
filedevice partition=C:
filepath \hiberfil.sys
custom:25000008 1
pae Yes
debugoptionenabled No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device unknown
path \boot\memtest.exe
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-us
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
custom:17000077 352321653

EMS Settings
------------
identifier {emssettings}
bootems No

Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier {dbgsettings}
debugtype Serial
debugport 1
baudrate 115200

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier {badmemory}

Global Settings
---------------
identifier {globalsettings}
inherit {dbgsettings}
{emssettings}
{badmemory}

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier {bootloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
{hypervisorsettings}

Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype Serial
hypervisordebugport 1
hypervisorbaudrate 115200

Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier {resumeloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}

C:\windows\system32>

System Specs:

Gigabyte P55-UD3 rev1.0
Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.00GHz
4gb of 1333MHz kingston ram
GTX 570 gpu
1tb samsung hdd
aywun 600w psu

Any help here much appreciated

 

[Cycloid Torus]

I'm not a 'tech legend' either. So, I'm guessing that you built your own machine and may not have created a recovery partition on the HDD when you installed the OS. You are looking for a way to recover if there is a massive failure (HDD, etc).

I found this overview simple and useful:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/use-the-f8-menu-to-troubleshoot-your-pc.html

Please take a look at this as a possible solution:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/create-a-system-repair-disc

 

[Twinfire]

Hello Cycloid Torus and thank you for the links.

The dummies.com link shows the F8 menu and what should be on there for a windows 7. My F8 menu does not have the Repair your computer option. Not sure if this option was removed by malware/virus or it simply never existed on my system.

This particular machine I had put together for me some 7 years ago, it initially had Vista on it then I upgraded to windows 7 and now I stare down the path of another windows OS upgrade. Not bad, one computer and three different versions of windows.

You mentioned the recovery partition, upon opening Disk Management I see that there is 18.6MB used of 313MB "System Reserved" part of my hdd alongside my usual C:\\ drive. Not sure if this checks out for a recovery partition. I have read that certain files and folders have a set file size. If the files I have don't match with what should be there then there in lies a clue.

A little more digging around the internets might yield and answer.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Did you do a 'clean' install of Win7 (meaning the reserved could be recovery partition) or did you do an upgrade from Vista(?) with the use of the reserved partition being a recovery route to return to your old OS.

My understanding is that Windows offers "repair" if it has it available - from a recovery partition or a system CD or a recovery disk - but if it doesn't have these things, it skips it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...-doesnt-show-option-repair-your-computer.html

 

[Twinfire]

Hey Cycloid Torus

Sorry for late reply

C:\windows\system32>reagentc/enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation successful

C:\windows\system32>reagentc/info
Extended configuration for the Recovery Environment

Windows RE enabled: 1
Windows RE staged: 0
Setup enabled: 0
Custom Recovery Tool: 0
WinRE.WIM directory:
Recovery Environment: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Recovery\6b
327c6c-0538-11df-b036-96a0ba2f6a3d
BCD Id: 6b327c6c-0538-11df-b036-96a0ba2f6a3d
Setup Files:
Recovery Operation: 4
Operation Parameter:
Boot Key Scan Code 0x0
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation successful

After applying this reagentc/enable my repair option is now present. Whether it works or not...

Thanks for the help though

Twin