This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows

Anonymous
2012-04-10T22:27:19+00:00

I tried to repair my Windows 7 Pro X64 system using the System Repair disc I had created after installation and received the message:-

"This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows."

I then tried to repair using the original installation disc and received the same message.

Eventually I recovered the system from a month old Norton Ghost backup and then re-applied the changes and updates.

After the recovery I created a new system repair disc and booted from that disc only to receive the same message once again.

There is obviously something wrong in the system repair setup.

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Anonymous
2012-04-15T23:53:10+00:00

Have done some more testing on this issue and have found that if there is more than one HDD on the system then to prevent the occurence of:-

"This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows."

 the windows system disc has to be on a lower channel than any other disc and must be the first disc in the boot priority list

or

all discs but the system disc should be disabled in the BIOS

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Anonymous
2012-04-12T04:02:25+00:00

I have found that if I disable my second HDD in BIOS and leave only the windows system disc then the compatibility problem does not occur.

The 0xc000000e problem with "Repair Your System" from Advanced Boot was solved with the help of Mark Wharton on the Acronis Forum.

Windows 7, "Repair your computer" F8 boot option not working (SOLVED) | Knowledge Base

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Anonymous
2014-12-22T09:49:20+00:00

Exactly, this is what needs to be done:

Reformatting the drive using a different partition style

To wipe and convert the drive by using Windows Setup

  1. Turn off the PC, and put in the Windows installation DVD or USB key.
  2. Boot the PC to the DVD or USB key in UEFI mode. For more info, see Boot to UEFI Mode or Legacy BIOS mode.
  3. When choosing an installation type, select Custom.
  4. On the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, select each of the partitions on the drive, and select Delete. The drive will show a single area of unallocated space.
  5. Select the unallocated space and click Next. Windows detects that the PC was booted into UEFI mode, and reformats the drive using the GPT drive format, and begins the installation.

Don't install after deleting the partition, click the X and then choose repair.

Now you can proceed with image backup...

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-23T15:11:08+00:00

    Long story short:

    I had to choose to boot the install DVD in UEFI mode (not regular BIOS) and then repair tools (System Recovery options) would start successfully.

    Full story:

    My Dell Laptop started giving me an "Invalid Partition Error". I booted from the Windows install DVD to run the repair but I kept receiving the "This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Window s" error when trying to access the repair tools.

    Eventually I realized the hard drive had a GUID Partition Table (GPT) and so it was likely using UEFI instead of BIOS/MBR. Suspecting that, I chose to start the DVD using the UEFI boot option (press F12 during POST for Dell), and then the repair tools started successfully and repaired the drive in a few seconds.

    The lesson I learned is:

    If your Windows installation is using UEFI instead of a MBR, the repair tools won't work unless the Windows installation DVD is also booted in UEFI mode.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-10T23:10:32+00:00

    Prior to creating this new recovery disk was win updated to the latest sp level?

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