System repair disc could not be created__The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

Anonymous
2010-01-16T03:54:12+00:00

I get an error when I attempt to Create System Repair Disk in Windows 7 as follows:

Step 1: Press the Start button on your keyboard (the one that bears the Microsoft logo) or click the Start button from the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

Step 2: In the search box type in System Repair.

Step 3: Select Create a System Repair disk

Step 4: Take a blank DVD and put in the burning drive (DVD writer). You could also use a CD, just make sure it is large enough to store the System Repair Disc.

Step 5: Select the burning drive from the dropdown menu.

Step 6: Click Create disc.

A dialog appears immediately with the title "Create a system repair disc". It says

System repair disc could not be created

The parameter is incorrect. (0x8007057)

I verfied that the drivers on my Sony DVD RW drive are the most current, and I have no problems burning disks from other programs. I have tried using both CD-R and DVD-R media with the same result, but in fact the error appears so fast I don't think the drive is even accessed. There is nothing written to the event log.

Please help.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Recovery and backup

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Anonymous
2011-10-16T22:30:54+00:00

Hi Folks,

Also been caught by this error and could create a system image or system repair disk. Just as a last ditch effort I unmounted my encrypted partion (I use TrueCrypt to keep my company data safe) and so far it has bow at least allowed me to create a repair disk. I'm now going to try the backup without the encrypted drive mounted. I'll let you know if that succeeds. Not sure if the is the root cause of anyone else's issues but thought I'd post my findings...

Good luck...

Dave

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-15T07:24:25+00:00

    When is anyone GOING TO **** FIX THIS **** PROBLEM???? WHAT USE ARE BACKUPS IF THEY CAN'T BE RESTORED??????

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-06-16T23:55:14+00:00

    Just tried system file checker which found no problems so my original problem is still there.

    JR

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-16T21:10:20+00:00

    So, uh, JNR, how'd the whole corporate attorney thing work out for you?

    <snip>

    --JNR

    Hi everyone,

    I am terribly sorry for the confusion. Here are a few solutions to the Windows 7 Recovery Disk tool:

    • Debbie offers a solution to create a recovery disk using the Windows 7 disk on the following thread:

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/fi-FI/w7repair/thread/c2fcbf43-e859-4ca8-88ea-c6cc5e0fc1d7

    • Klickster offers a solution that still requires a Windows 7 disk, but can repair the recovery disk tool that inside Windows:

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprogeneral/thread/d21642ff-4e06-4e57-ac1e-beacdfb77168

    • Since this issue seems to be related to corrupt system files, there's also a chance that running the System File Checker will resolve the issue. The following KB article gives information on how to use SFC:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

    Hope this helps!

    Cody C

    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

    Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-05-16T07:42:59+00:00

    Thank you. Sounds good. But before I try this method, let me ask please:

    I see how Disk Manager will let me remove a drive, but after I remove the "extra" drives and create the repair disk, is the idea then to add back the removed drives through the same Add-Remove option of Disk Manager? I will make a backup before I begin any of these steps, and you are correct about the need for regular backups as the key to successful data management. However, will Disk Manager be able to add back a drive after it was removed? (I would not want to "amputate a body part" that I would never get back short of reinstalling the system or restoring a backup.)

    I obviously agree that Microsoft should not have been short-sighted about how many partitions or virtual drives can be included in the repair disk. In my case I merely have two physical hard drives and a DVD drive--all internal--with a system partition on the C-drive. Somehow Windows automatically and for unknown reasons designated three of my six USB ports as separate, presumably virtual drives. In my opinion Microsoft has pursued too many markets and, as in this instance, neglected what should be core competence. All the patches for Windows and oddities of Office furnish further evidence of why Google, Apple, Samsung, and Linux have made headway at Microsoft's expense.

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